Manabasa Gurubar Rituals Ends Today With Final Touch 106 Bhubaneswar: Every Odia household today .i.e. 24th December 2020 observed the final session of Manabasa Gurubar (Thursday). Odisha worships Goddess Laxmi on Gurubar (Thursday) during the lunar month of Margasira. In the religious calendar of Odias, ‘Manabasa Gurubar’ holds a prominent place. The festival involves worship of Goddess Lakshmi on every Thursday of ‘Margasira’ month which begins just after Kartika Purnima. Manabasa Gurubar is celebrated with the belief that Lakshmi, the Hindu Goddess of wealth and prosperity, visit people’s homes in this month. The harvested paddy crops of Kharif season are worshipped and people pray for their families’ well-being.