NEW DELHI, INDIA, October 22, 2023 (Business Standard): Ayudha Puja, also known as Astra Puja, is celebrated in homes and workplaces in India. On the ninth day of the Navratri, Ayudha Puja is conducted. This ceremony is held to respect the tools and weapons that one utilizes in their daily life. As per Hindu tradition, devotees customarily purify their tools with the Deity’s blessings by taking part in the Ayudha Puja. The day is seen as Saraswati Puja in parts of South India, where students worship and revere Goddess Saraswati for Her tremendous wisdom.
This festival signifies gratitude for the various tools, implements, utensils, equipment, weapons, vessels, books, machinery and different things that are used in schools, homes, workplaces and different organizations in our day to day life. The day and the custom are very vital since they are utilized to worship and pray to God for the success of these things that one uses to help themselves.
Owners and employees pray for their most utilized tools, which are the primary resources for their industry during Ayudha Pooja in workplaces and factories. All devices are kept on the altar during the puja ceremony, and the Lord is summoned while reciting holy mantras. The whole ceremony is completed as per the right shastras and Vidhan framed in the Vedas.
The day is started by cleaning every item and equipment that are utilized in our day to day routines followed by other rituals. Tools and other equipment are prayed with kumkum, sandalwood paste, and Chandan post being cleansed, polished, or ornamented. On this day, both the student text books and workplace accounting books are revered.