Celebrating Vishwakarma Puja

Celebrating Vishwakarma Puja

Vishwakarma, the god of architecture and engineer is worshipped in the month of September. People from craftsman, architecture, engineer, and industrialist celebrate Vishwakarma puja.  It is believed that, Biswakarma or Vishwakarma, is the one who created this universe and architect the whole universe.  He is also being credited to create some of the missiles and other attacking weapons that were used in mythological era.
 

Biswakarma is the one who is regarded to reveal the science behind industry and engineering.  During this day, all the small and big factories and industries celebrate this festival with great pomp. All he shops and factories stop their work and all the spaces are cleared to make way for the god.  The idol of the god depicts, with four hands, riding on elephant, carrying water pot and craftsman’s tools.

There are special idols that are kept in most of the shops and industries. In the end of the day of the festival, the idol of Vishwakarma is immersed in the water. In most of the homes, women apply vermillion on the all the gadgets for the well being of the people.

All the craftsmen, mechanics, welders and other industrial workers perform Vishwakarma puja for having safe work and good long term profit for their work. Vishwakarma puja is followed with distributing sweets and Prasad.  People prepare early cooked food and eat their lunch together with other workers.  On this day, people also fly kites on the sky. Sky fills up with full of colorful kites. Every flier tries to cut kites of the other person, whole sky looks like kites war zone.

Lord Vishwakarma is the divine engineer who has given the great idea of craftsmanship and various designs that are used for industries and other industrial works. This festival is celebrated on the day of Kanya Sankranti. 

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