Ayudha Puja 2025 is scheduled for October 1, 2025. It is celebrated on the 7th day of Navratri and is an important festival observed to honor tools, vehicles, and weapons. It’s an occasion when people perform Astra Puja (worship of instruments and weapons) to seek blessings for knowledge, success, and protection in their professional and personal lives.
The Aparahna Muhurat, which is the most auspicious time for performing Ayudha Puja rituals, falls between 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM on October 1, 2025. Below are the city-wise timings for Ayudha Puja (Astra Puja) for major cities in India.
Ayudha Puja 2025 – City-Wise Timings for Astra Puja Muhurat
City
Aparahna Muhurat for Ayudha Puja (Astra Puja)
Duration
Chennai (Tamil Nadu)
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
2 hours
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh)
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
2 hours
Bengaluru (Karnataka)
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
2 hours
Hyderabad (Telangana)
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
2 hours
Delhi
1:15 PM to 3:15 PM
2 hours
Mumbai (Maharashtra)
1:10 PM to 3:10 PM
2 hours
Kolkata (West Bengal)
1:05 PM to 3:05 PM
2 hours
Jaipur (Rajasthan)
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
2 hours
Patna (Bihar)
1:10 PM to 3:10 PM
2 hours
Ahmedabad (Gujarat)
1:05 PM to 3:05 PM
2 hours
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)
1:15 PM to 3:15 PM
2 hours
Key Details of Ayudha Puja 2025:
1. Date: October 1, 2025 (7th day of Navratri)
2. Main Ritual Time: The most auspicious time to perform Ayudha Puja or Astra Puja is during the Aparahna Muhurat, which falls between 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM.
3. Why This Time?: The Aparahna Muhurat is considered an ideal time for worshipping tools, books, vehicles, and weapons, as it aligns with the position of the sun and is believed to bring success and prosperity in one’s work.
Rituals for Ayudha Puja / Astra Puja:
1. Clean the Tools: Clean and prepare your vehicles, tools, instruments, and books. This includes laptops, computers, musical instruments, and other equipment you use daily.
2. Decorate: Decorate your items with flowers (especially marigold), turmeric, and kumkum (vermilion powder). Place them in front of a clean altar or a place of worship.
3. Offerings: Offer fruits, sweets (like laddus or kheer), incense sticks, and flowers to the items you are worshipping. You can also offer Prasadam to the Deities of your choice, especially Lord Saraswati (for wisdom) or Lord Ganesha (for the removal of obstacles).
4. Chanting and Prayers: Recite Astra Puja mantras or Saraswati Vandana and pray for the protection and success of your tools, knowledge, and work.
5. Lighting the Lamp (Diya): Light a lamp (oil lamp or diya) to symbolize divine blessings for prosperity and success in your work.
Conclusion:
For Ayudha Puja 2025, the ideal time to perform Astra Puja or worship of your tools, vehicles, and instruments is during the Aparahna Muhurat, which is between 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM on October 1, 2025.
Ensure that you complete the cleaning, decoration, and offerings before this time for the most effective and auspicious worship.
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