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Lakshmi puja is performed during Diwali, the festival of lights. According to tradition people would put small oil lamps outside their homes on Diwali and hope Lakshmi will come to bless them.

The third day of the festival of Diwali is the most important day of Lakshmi-puja and is entirely devoted to the propitiation of Goddess Lakshmi. On this very day sun enters his second course and passes Libra which is represented by the balance or scale. Hence, this design of Libra is believed to have suggested the balancing of account books and their closing. Despite the fact that this day falls on an amavasya day it is regarded as the most auspicious.Initially the house must be cleaned, and a Rangoli is drawn at the doorstep in order to welcome Goddess Lakshmi.

India's master batsman Sachin Tendulkar, boxing ace MC Mary Kom and wrestling superstar Sushil Kumar took the top honours at the Sahara India Sports Awards in Mumbai, on Saturday.

Veteran Tendulkar was named the Cricket of the Year, while World and Commonwealth Games gold medalist Sushil Kumar was honoured with the prestigious Sportsman of the Year.

The Sportswoman of the Year went deservedly to world champion MC Mary Kom, while the Indian Davis Cup beat the Indian cricket team to take home the Team of the Year Award.

Rakta Charitra star Vivke Oberoi is no more single as he took the wedding vows with 28-year-old Priyanka Alva yesterday in a farmhouse in Bangalore. Now, it’s the turn of Vivek’s father veteran actor Suresh Oberoi to host a reception for Mr and Mrs Vivek Oberoi in Mumbai on Sunday.

Priyanka is a management graduate from London and is daughter of classical dancer Nandini and late Karnataka Janata Dal-United leader Jeevraj Alva, who passed away in 2001.

The wedding ceremony was performed in both Karnataka and Punjabi style at the Alvas’ sprawling farm house in north Bangalore.

The mehendi and sangeet ceremony took place on Thursday and the ‘barat’ reached Alva house on Friday evening. The wedding day started with the traditional ‘haldi’ ceremony. The bride was smeared with vermillion as it is considered to be very auspicious.

On the wedding ceremony, a selected number of guests were invited with a special invitation card along with chocolates and ganjifa painting.

However, the Sunday’s reception is expected to be attended by all celebrities from Bollywood fraternity including Vivek’s co-stars.

Bollywood can expect a grand reception of Mr and Mrs Oberoi as senior Oberoi was waiting for this big day of his for last few years

Rana As villain , If the buzz is to be believed, Leader hero Daggubati Rana playing villain role in his up coming film ' Nenu Naa Rakshasi', This movie completed two schedules of shooting and the third schedule is about to begin.

Rana playing completely a different role and this will be the ‘real’ test for him . Rana, Ileana starrer Nenu Naa Rakshasi, directed by star director Puri Jagannadh

Vishal Shekhar, who scored music for Chintakayala Ravi starring Venkatesh, would score music for Nenu Naa Rakshasi. The movie is produced by Nallamalapu Srinivas (Bujji) under Lakshmi Narasimha Productions.

In the Southern China Province of Hainan on Saturday night (China Time), Miss World 2010 was crowned. The winner ended up being Miss US, Alexandria Mills. Mills is an 18-year-old who just recently graduated from High School.

The final 5 participants in the final round of the Miss World 2010 event were from the US, China, Botswana, Ireland, and Venezuela. Miss Botswanna, Emma Wareus finished in 2nd place, with Miss Venezuela, Adriana Vasini finishing 3rd.

The Miss World pageant is the oldest international beauty pageant. It originated in 1951 by its creator Eric Morley. Last year’s winner was Kaiane Aldorino from Gibraltar. The last winner from the United States came back in 1990, and before that 1973.

Alexandria Mills, the winner of the 2010 event is from Kentucky in the United States. Her favorite food is Pasta, and she is a vegetarian. In the future she hopes to become a teacher.