People wash their vehicles clean on this day and decorate it with flowers and leaves of mango tree. Sweets are made. The young people distribute leaves of a particular tree which are of symbolic gold. It signifies the victory of good over evil. The festival is the time for family reunion.
Women indulge in making all kinds of sweets and children enjoy themselves with fireworks.
It is a custom to have a bath at dawn, wear new clothes, the lighting of oil lamps and bursting of firecrackers. The first day is Dhan Trayodashi. On the second day Naraak Chaturdishi . On the third day is Lakshmi Poojan on which people worship Lakshmi , the goddess of wealth. The businessmen keep their shops shut as a symbol of protecting wealth.