Editing Kubera (section)

==Worship==
As the treasurer of the riches of the world, Kubera is prescribed to be worshipped. Kubera is also credited money to the deity [[Venkateshwara]] (a form of Vishnu) for his marriage with [[Alamelu|Padmavati]]. In remembrance of this, the reason devotees go to [[Tirumala Venkateswara Temple|Tirupati]] to donate money in Venkateshwara's ''Hundi'' ("Donation pot"), is so that he can pay it back to Kubera.<ref>{{cite book|title=Fairs and Festivals of India|date=September 2006|publisher=Pustak Mahal|isbn=81-223-0951-8|page=32}}</ref> He is also associated with [[Lakshmi]] for this reason, and is sometimes represented with her as Kubera Lakshmi.

While Kubera still enjoys prayers as the god of wealth, his role is largely taken by the god of wisdom, fortune and obstacle-removal, [[Ganesha]], with whom he is generally associated.<ref name="knapp"/><ref name = "williams"/>