Ayudha Puja 2021 in India

Saraswathi Puja and Ayudha puja are both the same and are celebrated worldwide by Indians; this year, 2021, the Saraswathi Puja or Ayudha puja falls on October 14, 2021, Thursday.

On this day of Saraswathi Puja or Ayudha puja where Goddess Saraswathi is worshipped and its celebrated quiet in a beautiful way, As we all know that Goddess Saraswathi is the Symbol of Knowledge, Art and Education so on this day, all the books, educational tools, instruments, computer, printer, and all the other hardware tools are worshipped on the ninth day.

Navaratri or Saraswathi Puja or Ayudha puja, commonly known as Durga Puja, is one of the greatest of Hindu festivals. People arranged God and goddess dolls on racks and sang Laxmi’s song at night back then.

They celebrate collective events called ‘Golu’ and prepare sundal (food) as Prashadh for the devotees and neighbors to share.

As the name suggests, a festival of Shakti’s, or worshippers of Shakti, the origin of the divine attribute of Power represented in female form, and regarded, in her most comprehensive character, as the living Energy or Force of Nature, the mighty Mother of the Universe.

The Shakti is endowed in various forms and under multiple names, all signifying unique attributes, Adi Lakshmi, Dhana Lakshmi, Dhanya Lakshmi, Gaja Lakshmi, Santana Lakshmi, Dhairya Lakshmi, Vijaya Lakshmi, Vidya Lakshmi being only a few of her thousand nicknames.

Some of these are benignant deities, calculated to inspire love and reverence; others are only what we must call evil spirits, fit to inspire awe and strike terror into the heart.

When is Ayudha Puja?

The ninth day of Navratri is celebrated as Ayudha Puja every year, and it’s a Hind, your festival observed as a regional public holiday in some of the Southern Indian states.

Also known as Astra Puja, this holiday is celebrated on the ninth day of Navaratri every year.

Traditions of Ayudha Puja:

Ayudha Puja means ‘worship of tools,’ which is this unique custom that names the day. On this day, we honor and worship the tools and express our gratefulness towards them.

And isn’t that great because without them, we won’t be able to achieve great things, and how significant they are in all of our lives?

The tools and instruments are worshipped at this festival include many ordinary and seemingly mundane devices and implements used in everyday life, such as computers, books, cars, or kitchen tools.

Devotees clean their instruments, tools, and vehicles before performing the puja (worship). Also, shopkeepers and people in business clean their shops and offices, and even the students clean their books before using them for the puja.

What’s the aim of the puja?

The aim is to perceive the divine energy in everything, especially those used in one’s livelihood. It is believed that on this day, anyone who cleans and worships their tools will be blessed by Goddess Saraswathi.

On Ayudha Puja, devotees worship the Goddess of Wisdom: Saraswati, and the Goddess of wealth: Lakshmi, also the divine Mother who’s known as Parvati.

Ayudha Pooja is a festival celebrated in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It’s celebrated as Ayudha Puja or Ayutha Pooja in Tamil Nadu, Ayudha Puja in Kerala, and Astra Puja in Odisha on the 9th day of Dussehra in Karnataka.

Tithi of Ayudha Puja 2021:

This year, Ayudha Puja will be performed on October 14.

The timings for Ayudha Puja 2021:

Navami Tithi begins at 08:07 PM on October 13, 2021, and Navami Tithi ends at 06:52 on October 14. Vijaya Mahurat for Ayudha Puja is from 02:02 PM to 02:48 PM.