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In Karnataka, Ayudha Puja is celebrated by the general public one day before the original festival day Vijayadashami (the Ayudha Puja Day). [ 11 ] Another legend is of a pre-battle ritual involving yagna or ritual sacrifice or as part of the Ayudha Puja (considered a sub-rite of Navaratri festival that starts after the rainy season and is ...
The process of learning and initiation on this day is also closely related to the Ayudha Puja ritual. It is usually on Vijayadashami that the implements kept for puja are taken up again for re-use. This is also considered a day when the goddess of learning, Saraswati , and teachers (gurus) must be revered by giving gurudakshina .
The primary deity of the temple is Vana Durga, a manifestation of the goddess Durga. The main Idol of the temple is 6 feet high and puja in the temple is held at Ragu kalam. On Weekends worship is offered to Vana Durga from 8:00 a.m to 11:00 a.m. The Durgai here is faced towards east and is said to be so auspicious.
Ayudha Puja or Astra Puja is an integral part of the Vijayadashami festival, a Hindu festival traditionally celebrated in India. Akshaya Navami is celebrated on Kartika Shukla Navami (nine days after the Hindu festival Diwali). The day marks the date regarded to mark the beginning of the Satya Yuga, and hence is also called Satya Yugadi.
The Kodavas began to celebrate a few Hindu festivals such as Ugadi, Ayudha Puja (Dasara, also called Navaratri, Vijaydashami, Durga Puja or Dussehra) and Mahashivaratri under the Haleri Rajas(1602–1834).
Dhanteras is the worship of Dhanvantari. Dhanvantari, according to Hindu traditions, emerged during Samudra Manthana, holding a pot full of amrita (a nectar bestowing immortality) in one hand and the sacred text about Ayurveda in the other hand.
In Tamil Nadu, the festival, also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi or Pillayar Chaturthi, falls on the fourth day after the new moon in the month of Āvaṇi in the Tamil calendar. The idols are usually made of clay or papier-mâché , [ 63 ] since Plaster of Paris idols have been banned by the state government, [ 64 ] [ 65 ] but violations of this ...
The Kannada, Telugu, Kodava and the Tulu diaspora in Karnataka , Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Tamil Nadu celebrate the festival with great fanfare; gatherings of the extended family and a sumptuous feast are 'de rigueur'. The day begins early with ritual showers, rubbing the body with perfumed oil, followed by prayers.