The puja lamp lit before goddess Lakshmi should certain number of wicks. Before puja the house should be cleaned properly. The house should be swept before evening. Broom should not be used during the evening time. So cleaning should take before sunset to please Goddess Lakshmi.
Daily a lamp lit with five wicks should be placed before Goddess Lakshmi. Prayers dedicated to Goddess Lakshmi should be chanted at this time. The wick should not burn and produce carbon. Once used wick should not be lit again.
Sleeping, eating and arguing should be avoided when worship of Goddess Lakshmi is performed in the house.
Five wicks offered to Goddess Lakshmi symbolically suggests auspiciousness and fortune.