Vishwakarma day
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Vishwakarma Day is celebrated to worship Vishwakarma, an India
India
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n god. Vishvakarma was the divine
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 architect, and one of the fourteen precious things born of the Samudra manthan
Samudra manthan
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. He constructed the holy city of Dwarka
Dwarka
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 where Lord Krishna ruled, the Maya Sabha of the Pandavas, and was the creator of many fabulous weapons for the gods. He is also called the divine carpenter
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, is mentioned in the Rig Veda, and is credited with Sthapatya Veda, the science of mechanics and architecture.

Vishwakarma Puja is celebrated on a day after Diwali
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, an Indian festival.it can also be celebrate on 17 September(like Karnataka, Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Orrisa, Tripura etc) . The festival is observed primarily in factories and industrial areas, often on the shop floor
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. Vishwakarma has been known as the divine engineer
Engineer
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 since the Puranic age. As a mark of reverence he is not only worshipped by the engineering and architectural community, but also by all professionals. Artisans, craftsmen, mechanics
Mechanics
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, smiths, welders, industrial workers, factory workers, and workers of all kinds worship Lord Vishwakarma on this day and pray
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 for a better future, safe working conditions, and above all success in their respective fields. Workers also pray for the smooth functioning of various machines. It is customary for craftsmen to worship their tools in His name. Workers refrain from using the tools while doing so.

Special statues
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 and pictures of Lord Vishwakarma are normally installed in every workplace and factory. All workers gather in one common place and perform the puja.

It is celebrated in the month of September on 16th or 17th.

See also

  • Vishwakarma
  • Ramgarhia
    Ramgarhia
    The Ramgarhia community is an Indo Aryan ethnic tribe of the Punjab region in South Asia. They are named after Sardar Jassa Singh Ramgarhia who was the leader of the Ramgarhia Misl...

  • VISHWAKARMA SUNIL KUMAR BIDAR (ks)

  • ajay yadav
  • Vastu Shastra
    Vastu Shastra
    Vastu Shastra is an ancient doctrine which consists of precepts born out of a traditional and archaic view on how the laws of nature affect human dwellings. The designs are based on directional alignments...

  • Vishwkarma People
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