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Carl Malamud (carlmalamud@official.resource.org)'s status on Friday, 11-Oct-2024 15:19:20 JST Carl Malamud

As it is the 9th day of the bright half of the moon’s cycle tomorrow is Ayudha Puja. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayudha_Puja Consecration of buses, cars, buildings, computers, mobile phones and other modern weapons of warfare has begun.
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1. Banana leaves and garlands are hung at the entrance to Gandhi Bhavan.
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2. A whiskey is decorated with banana leaves and garlands. Puja is said over the vehicle.
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  Ayudha Puja
  
  Ayudha Puja (Sanskrit: आयुध पूजा, romanized: Āyudha Pūjā, lit. 'worship of tools') is a Hindu observance that falls on the ninth day of the bright half of the moon's cycle of 15 days (as per the Hindu calendar) in the month of September/October, popularly a part of the Navaratri festival. While the Navaratri festival is observed all over the country, the festivity that is widely marked as Ayudha Puja possesses slight variations of veneration and practices across India. The principal goddesses worshipped during the Ayudha Puja are Saraswati, the goddess of learning, Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity, and Parvati, the goddess of power. On this occasion, the implements employed by people of various professions and walks of life are customarily venerated, such as the weapons of a soldier, tools of an artisan, and the books of a student. The religious significance of this occasion is to commemorate the victory of the goddess Durga over Mahishasura, or the conquest of Lanka by Rama. In South India, the occasion is primarily dedicated to Saraswati...
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  petabites (houstondog@mastodon.world)'s status on Friday, 11-Oct-2024 15:19:45 JST petabites
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  Harris County (4.5M residents) in Texas, is allowing the sale of fireworks this month for that holiday.
  
  * Currently under a burn ban here 😬
  
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