19/10/2026
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Legend says Goddess Durga battled Mahishasura for nine days. On the ninth, the weapons that won the war were laid down and worshipped. That was the first Ayudha Pooja.
In the Mahabharata, the Pandavas hid their weapons in a Shami tree during exile and took them back on the tenth day, Vijayadasami, the day of victory.
On that same day, a child writes அ in a plate of rice: the first letter of a lifetime of learning.
The weapons became tools. The plough, the chisel, the steering wheel. And now, the keyboard.
At IScribble, we honour ours today and celebrate every business ready to write its first letter. ✍️
Happy Ayudha Pooja & Vijayadasami
- Team IScribble