Hooting Owl

I have always wondered why hooting of Owl is not considered good. it is also said that birth of ravan was welcome with Owl's hooting (Memory of my childhood...do not have a proof)

Owl is the vaahan of Godess Laxmi then why is it prohibited to be in the pooja or inside the house. Why do people avoid keeping Owl in or outside the house. After all Vahaan of lord Ganesha and Kartikey, Maa Durga etc are worshipped along with them 😃

I have read that owl also represents wealth where one forgets everything else. It brings wealth but the person then ignores the world and become arrogant.

This might be a reason for the owl not being worshiped.

yeah. i'm still trying to find the real story behind that on the internet..

Thanks Umi. I could not find anything and was hoping someone here might know it 😛

Ask Akhl, he knows a lot more than me.

What seems to be surprising is that owl is considered inauspicious even though it is the vehicle of goddess Laxmi (goddess of prosperity).
Not only in India, but even in some other countries, owl is considered inauspicious. For example, some people in Europe in South Africa believe that hooting of an owl portends incoming death. There is nothing surprising in that because they do not have any concept of owl being the vehicle of the goddess of wealth. There are also some cultures, where owl is believed to bring good luck.

In Hinduism, there is belief that owl is the vehicle of goddess Laxmi. So, the question is why Hindus consider hooting of an owl as inauspicious?
Bengalis are foremost in worshipping goddess Laxmi. It may surprise you, but Bengalis believe that the hooting of an owl is a good sign and it brings wealth and happiness. But many other Hindus (esp. in North India) consider the hooting of an owl as bad omen. There are two reasons for this. One is that the carrier of goddess Laxmi is white owl while the owls that we normally see is dark coloured. Another reason is that the voice of an owl is frightening and is therefore associated with the sound of witches.

Thanks Akhl
So is it ok to keep a crystal owl in the house then or we should not. 😕

If the crystal owl is white coloured or of some similar colour e.g. silver or transparent (as glass), then it is fine.