Ayudha Puja honors the instruments of livelihood as extensions of divine energy. On the Navaratri–Vijayadashami axis, workers, students, artists, and drivers clean and garland what helps them serve.
What is worshipped?
- Traditional weapons and tools
- Books and musical instruments
- Farm and workshop machinery
- Vehicles
- In modern practice: computers and devices used for honest work
Closely related: Saraswati Puja and Vidyarambham · Vijayadashami.