Ayudha puja Oscar, in fact during Navaratri every tool, every implement (auzar) is set before the gods so as to incur their blessings, so that a fellow may use the said implements in the conduct of his dharma in a righteous manner. Everything form an artisan's tools to weapons are laid before the gods (specifically the female shakti deities), it is to remind oneself that one's duties and even one's profession is a part of one's dharma aside from the spiritual and purely religious facets of dharma. That is to say, respect your professional duty/your vocation/your calling and the implements required to carry out said duty.
