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Fri, 8 Oct
Ayudha Puja 2027 is on Friday, 8 October. Navami runs from 8 Oct, 6:28 AM to 9 Oct, 9:02 AM in New Delhi.
2028: Tuesday, 26 September 2028
Navami begins — 8 Oct 2027
6:28 AM
Also called Ayudha Pooja. Those are the same observance and the same date, so they share this page rather than competing with it from a second URL.
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Friday, 8 October 2027
| Timing | New Delhi | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Navami begins — 8 Oct 2027 | 6:28 AM | Navami, the tithi of Maha Navami and Ayudha Puja, begins. |
| Navami ends — 9 Oct 2027 | 9:02 AM | Navami ends and Dashami — Vijayadashami — begins. |
Ayudha Puja is not a Gregorian date. It is Shukla paksha tithi 9 of Ashwin in the amanta reckoning, and the Gregorian day it lands on moves by up to a month between years because twelve lunations fall about eleven days short of a solar year.
Aparahna in New Delhi falls at 2:29 PM on that day, and that is the instant the tithi has to be running at for the day to carry the observance. It is computed for this city rather than assumed, because it is what decides the date.
The two instants above are the astronomy and are not in dispute. The day is an interpretation of them: this observance is decided at aparahna, so it belongs to the day whose aparahna the tithi carries — not simply to the day the tithi begins.
Ayudha Puja (Ayudha Pooja, the worship of implements) is kept on Maha Navami, the ninth day of Sharad Navratri and the eve of Vijayadashami. Tools, weapons, vehicles, machines and instruments are cleaned, marked with turmeric and kumkum, garlanded and worshipped, and they rest for the day: it honours the means by which a living is earned.
Ayudha Puja is the worship of the tools of one's living — vehicles, machines, computers, weapons, instruments and books — kept on Maha Navami across Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, together with Saraswati Puja. Ayudha Puja 2027 is on Friday, 8 October 2027 in New Delhi. Many shops, offices and homes do the puja in the Vijay Muhurat, 2:05 PM to 2:52 PM; Navami tithi runs 6:28 AM to 9:02 AM (9 Oct).
| Muhurat | Time in New Delhi | What it is for |
|---|---|---|
| Vijay Muhurat | 2:05 PM to 2:52 PMThe 11th of the day's fifteen muhurtas — Vijay muhurat — on the Ayudha Puja day. | The eleventh of the day's fifteen muhurtas, in the early afternoon, a little under an hour long. Its name means victory, and workshops, shops and offices that hold one formal puja for all their machines and vehicles often choose it. |
| Sunrise | 6:17 AMThe upper edge of the Sun on the horizon, with refraction. | Most homes do the Ayudha and Saraswati Puja in the morning, after the bath and the cleaning of the tools; the day is counted from sunrise. |
| Abhijit Muhurat | 11:45 AM to 12:32 PMThe 8th of the day's fifteen muhurtas, around local noon. | The midday muhurta, a general auspicious window for the puja if the morning is taken up with cleaning and decorating. By convention there is no Abhijit Muhurat on a Wednesday. |
| Auspicious choghadiya (day) |
| The day's Amrit, Shubh, Labh and Chal choghadiyas, which traders and transport owners often use for the vehicle puja and the breaking of the ash gourd. |
Every time above is computed for New Delhi around Friday, 8 October 2027, from the sunrise, sunset and the positions of the Sun and Moon for this city. The Vedic day runs sunrise to sunrise, so a window whose clock time falls after midnight still belongs to the evening before; a time on another date carries that date.
Wash the vehicles, service and wipe the tools and machines, dust the computers and instruments, and tidy the workshop, shop or office. In Kerala, the books and tools are set down for worship (Pooja Vaippu) on the evening before.
On Navami morning, bathe, draw a kolam or rangoli at the entrance and before the puja place, tie mango leaves (thoranam) over the door, and light the oil lamp (kuthuvilakku or diya).
Place the tools, small machines, laptops (closed), account books, pens, school books and musical instruments neatly on a clean cloth or banana leaf before a picture of Saraswati, with Ganesha and the Goddess beside her. Switch off and unplug anything electrical.
Dab turmeric paste, a dot of kumkum and sandal (and, in many Tamil homes, three lines of vibhuti) on each tool and machine, and put a flower or a small garland on it. For screens and electronics, mark a cloth or sticker placed on them rather than the device.
Offer Ganesha flowers, rice, kumkum, a lamp and a little of the naivedyam, with the Vakratunda verse, so that the work of the year goes without obstacles.
Offer flowers, sandal, kumkum and akshat to Saraswati and to the books and instruments, recite 'Ya kundendu' or 'Sarasvati namastubhyam', and pray for learning and skill. Children may place their school books here; by custom they are not read again until Vijayadashami.
Wave incense and then camphor before each tool, machine and weapon, offer flowers and rice, and pray that they serve well and safely through the year and that no one is hurt by them. Thank them as the means of the family's living.
Garland the washed vehicle, put turmeric and kumkum on its front, tie a few mango leaves or a small banana plant to it, wave camphor, and break a coconut before it. Where it is the custom, place lemons under the wheels and drive over them, and break an ash gourd smeared with kumkum before it to ward off the evil eye — then clear every piece from the road at once.
Offer pori (puffed rice) with roasted gram and jaggery, bananas, sundal, sweet pongal or payasam. Share the prasad with the family, the staff, drivers and helpers; many workplaces give sweets or a bonus on this day.
By custom the worshipped tools, vehicles and books rest for the day. If you must drive or work, do so after the puja; the rest is a mark of respect, not a rule that stops essential work.
On Vijayadashami morning, offer flowers again (punar puja), take back the tools and books (Pooja Eduppu in Kerala), and begin work, study or music practice with them; it is also the day of Vidyarambham, children's first letters.
वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय सूर्यकोटिसमप्रभ ।
निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्वकार्येषु सर्वदा ॥
Vakratunda Mahakaya Suryakotisamaprabha, Nirvighnam Kuru Me Deva Sarvakaryeshu Sarvada
Meaning: O Lord with the curved trunk and mighty body, radiant as a million suns, make all my work free of obstacles, always.
When and how: A traditional invocation said once or three times before the puja begins, and before starting a vehicle or machine for the first time after it.
या कुन्देन्दुतुषारहारधवला या शुभ्रवस्त्रावृता ।
या वीणावरदण्डमण्डितकरा या श्वेतपद्मासना ।
या ब्रह्माच्युतशङ्करप्रभृतिभिर्देवैः सदा पूजिता ।
सा मां पातु सरस्वती भगवती निःशेषजाड्यापहा ॥
Ya Kundendutusharaharadhavala Ya Shubhravastravrita,
Ya Vinavaradandamanditakara Ya Shvetapadmasana,
Ya Brahmachyutashankaraprabhritibhirdevaih Sada Pujita,
Sa Mam Patu Sarasvati Bhagavati Nihsheshajadyapaha
Meaning: She who is white as jasmine, the moon and a garland of snow, dressed in white, whose hands are graced by the veena, who sits on a white lotus, ever worshipped by Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva and the gods — may that Goddess Saraswati, who removes all dullness, protect me.
When and how: The first verse of a traditional Saraswati Stotram; recite it at the Saraswati Puja before the books and instruments.
सरस्वति नमस्तुभ्यं वरदे कामरूपिणि ।
विद्यारम्भं करिष्यामि सिद्धिर्भवतु मे सदा ॥
Sarasvati Namastubhyam Varade Kamarupini, Vidyarambham Karishyami Siddhirbhavatu Me Sada
Meaning: Salutations to you, Saraswati, giver of boons, who takes any form at will; I begin my learning — may I always succeed in it.
When and how: Said by students before placing their books for the puja, and again on Vijayadashami when they take them back and start to study.
सर्वमङ्गलमाङ्गल्ये शिवे सर्वार्थसाधिके ।
शरण्ये त्र्यम्बके गौरि नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥
Sarvamangalamangalye Shive Sarvarthasadhike, Sharanye Tryambake Gauri Narayani Namostu Te
Meaning: O auspicious one, source of all good, who fulfils every aim, our refuge, three-eyed Gauri, Narayani — salutations to you.
When and how: Devi Mahatmya, chapter 11, verse 10. Said while offering flowers to the Goddess and to the tools, which are worshipped as instruments of her power.
In the Devi Mahatmya, before the battle with Mahishasura, every god gave the Goddess a weapon from his own — Shiva his trident, Vishnu his discus, Indra his thunderbolt — and with them she won. In the popular explanation, Ayudha Puja honours those weapons on the day the battle was won, and with them every tool by which good work is done.
The Mahabharata adds the Shami tree. The Pandavas hid their weapons in it before their year in disguise, and when the year ended, Arjuna took them down and worshipped them before turning back the Kaurava army. The worship of weapons on Navami and their use on Vijayadashami is often traced to this story.
In Karnataka the custom has royal roots: the Vijayanagara kings celebrated a great Mahanavami festival, and the Wodeyars of Mysuru still worship the palace weapons, horses, elephants and vehicles on Ayudha Puja during Dasara.
Ayudha Puja says thank you to the things that earn a family its living. A farmer's plough, a tailor's machine, a driver's lorry, a programmer's laptop and a child's school books are all worshipped as instruments through which the Goddess's power works — and for one day they rest.
It falls on Maha Navami together with Saraswati Puja, so skill and learning are honoured side by side. The next morning, Vijayadashami, the tools and books are taken back with a puja and work and study begin afresh, which is why it is also the day children are initiated into letters.
In North India the same idea appears in other dates: weapons are worshipped as Shastra Puja on Dussehra, and tools and machines on Vishwakarma Puja.
Breaking an ash gourd smeared with kumkum before a new vehicle, shop or factory gate is a widely kept custom to ward off drishti (the evil eye). Do it on your own premises and clear every piece at once, so no one slips on it.
Placing lemons under a vehicle's wheels and driving over them after the puja is believed to protect the vehicle and its passengers; a simple, traditional act of the day.
Marking tools with vibhuti, turmeric and kumkum is held to bring safety in their use through the year — a reminder to use them with care.
Students place their books and pens before Saraswati and take them back on Vijayadashami, traditionally to ask for focus and success in studies.
Sharing the prasad, sweets or a bonus with staff, drivers and helpers is part of the day's spirit — the hands that use the tools are honoured with them.
Gifting a set of tools to an apprentice or books to a student in need is a fitting daan on Ayudha Puja.
Two years back, this year, and two ahead. Past years are kept rather than dropped so you can check the engine against a calendar you already have.
| Year | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Friday, 11 October 2024 | past |
| 2025 | Wednesday, 1 October 2025 | past |
| 2026This year | Monday, 19 October 2026 | past |
| 2027 | Friday, 8 October 2027 | upcoming |
| 2028 | Tuesday, 26 September 2028 | upcoming |
Every row is computed for New Delhi from the same ephemeris, not looked up. Sunrise decides which day a tithi names, and sunrise differs across India by more than an hour, so a date computed for Delhi can be a day out elsewhere.
There is no single authority that settles a Hindu festival date, and the divergence is genuine rather than sloppy. Three causes account for almost all of it.
So this page shows its working. If your pandit or your family almanac gives a different day, the instants above will usually show you exactly why — and that is more useful than a date asserted without one.
Ayudha Puja 2027 is on Friday, 8 October 2027 in New Delhi, on Maha Navami. Navami tithi runs 6:28 AM to 9:02 AM (9 Oct), and the Vijay Muhurat for the puja is 2:05 PM to 2:52 PM; Vijayadashami follows the next day.
Three honest reasons. The tithi can be running at the deciding moment on two days or on none. North India reckons the month purnimanta and the south and west amanta, which names the same krishna fortnight differently. And almanacs differ on which moment of the day decides an observance. The instants above are the astronomy; the day is an interpretation of them.
Yes. In 2027 both are on Friday, 8 October 2027: Ayudha Puja is kept on Maha Navami, the ninth day of Sharad Navratri, and Vijayadashami follows on Sunday, 10 October 2027.
There is no single fixed window: most homes do the puja in the morning after cleaning, and many shops and offices choose the Vijay Muhurat, 2:05 PM to 2:52 PM in New Delhi, or the Abhijit Muhurat, 11:45 AM to 12:32 PM. Families who go by the tithi keep it within Navami, which runs 6:28 AM to 9:02 AM (9 Oct).
Most widely in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. In Karnataka it is part of the Mysuru Dasara, when the royal weapons are worshipped at the palace; in Tamil Nadu it is kept with Saraswati Puja on the same day. Across the rest of India the day is kept as Maha Navami.
Ayudha Puja, 'the worship of implements', is the day tools, weapons, vehicles, machines, instruments and books are cleaned, marked with turmeric and kumkum, garlanded and worshipped, and then rested. It is kept on Maha Navami, mainly in South India, together with Saraswati Puja.
To thank the instruments of one's living and to ask that they serve safely. Tradition links it with the weapons the gods gave Durga to defeat Mahishasura, and with Arjuna taking his weapons down from the Shami tree before the battle of Virata's cattle raid.
Clean the tools and vehicles the day before; on Navami, bathe, draw a kolam and light the lamp; arrange tools and books before Saraswati, mark them with turmeric, kumkum and sandal; offer flowers, incense and camphor after a Ganesha prayer; offer pori, jaggery, fruit and sundal; and let the tools rest until Vijayadashami.
Clean and decorate the office with mango leaves, banana plants and kolam; arrange laptops (switched off), machines, files and tools before a Saraswati or Ganesha picture with a lamp; mark a cloth on the devices with kumkum; do a short puja with camphor, often in the Vijay Muhurat; and share pori, sweets and prasad with every member of staff.
Wash the vehicle, garland it, put turmeric and kumkum on its front, tie mango leaves, wave camphor away from the fuel tank and break a coconut before it. Where it is the custom, run the wheels over lemons and break an ash gourd for drishti, and clean up immediately.
Turmeric, kumkum, sandal and vibhuti; flowers and garlands; mango leaves and banana plants or leaves; a lamp, camphor and incense; coconuts; optionally an ash gourd and lemons for the vehicle; and for naivedyam, pori with roasted gram and jaggery, bananas and sundal. The full list is above.
They are two pujas kept on the same day, Maha Navami. Saraswati Puja worships the Goddess of learning through books and instruments; Ayudha Puja worships tools, vehicles and weapons. In Tamil Nadu and Kerala they are done together, at one puja place.
No, they are consecutive days. Ayudha Puja is on Maha Navami, Friday, 8 October 2027 this year in New Delhi; Vijayadashami is the next day, when the tools and books are taken back with a puja and new work or study begins.
The idea is the same — worshipping tools and machines — but the dates differ. Vishwakarma Puja, honouring the divine architect, is kept on Kanya Sankranti in the east and the day after Diwali in parts of the north; Ayudha Puja is kept on Maha Navami in the south.
Yes, if the day does not allow a morning puja, as long as it is on the Ayudha Puja day; many families still prefer the morning or the Vijay Muhurat. In Tamil homes it is usual to avoid Rahu Kalam, which the day's panchang lists for your city.
Not under that name. The north keeps the same spirit on other days: weapons are worshipped as Shastra Puja on Dussehra, and tools and machines on Vishwakarma Puja. South Indian families living in the north keep Ayudha Puja on Navami.
By custom the worshipped tools, vehicles and books rest until Vijayadashami morning, when they are taken back with a puja. Essential work and travel are not forbidden; many people simply drive or work after the puja is over.
