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Vishwakarma Puja on 17th September 2018 History, Celebrations
Indian Industries celebrate Mythological Architect Vishwakarma Puja on 17th September History, Features
Vishwakarma Puja, Vishwakarma Diwas or Vishwakarma Jayanti is a unique Hindu festival which is celebrated every year on the 17th of September.
Vishwakarma Day is a day of celebration for Vishwakarma, a Hindu god of architecture, and was one of the fourteen precious things to be born out of the Samudra Manthan. He constructed the holy city of Dwarka where Krishna ruled, the Maya Sabha of the Pandavas, and weapons for the gods.
He is also called the divine carpenter and is credited with Sthapatya Veda, the science of mechanics and architecture.
The festival is celebrated mainly in factories, industrial areas, and on the shop floor. This day is observed not only by the engineering and architectural community but by all people who use machines and tools.
Many people worship Vishwakarma. Although specifically, Vishwakarma Puja is celebrated by industrial workers, artists, craftsmen, engineers and weavers.
The architectural and engineering communities also revere Vishwakarma. Craftsmen also hold the creation of their tools to be the work of Vishwakarma. Hence, craftsmen worship their tools during Vishwakarma Puja or Vishwakarma Diwas.
Architects also revere Vishwakarma as he is considered to be responsible for passing on the rules related to the construction of buildings.
