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| {{Short description|Day of celebration for Hindu God Vishwakarma}}
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| |holiday_name = Vishwakarma Puja
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| |type = Hinduism
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| |image = Vishwakarma puja.jpg
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| |official_name = Vishwakarma Jayanthi
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| |nickname =Vishwakarma Puja
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| |observedby = Hindus
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| |longtype =Hinduism
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| |significance =Birth of Lord [[Vishwakarma]]
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| |begins = 17 September
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| |ends = 18 September
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| |date =Kanya Sankranti; Last day of the [[Bhadra (Hindu calendar)|Bhadra month of the Hindu calendar]]<ref name="kanya">{{cite web|url=https://aajtak.intoday.in/story/dharma-vishwakarma-pooja-time-and-date-significance-birth-story-tdha-1-951545.html|access-date=22 July 2019|date=17 September 2017|publisher=Aajtak|title=विश्वकर्मा पूजा: जानें महत्व और जन्म की कहानी }}</ref><ref name="Sankranti">{{cite web|url=https://www.hindutsav.com/vishwakarma-puja/|access-date=22 July 2019
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| |publisher=Hind Utsav|title=All About Lord Vishwakarma and Vishwakarma Puja}}</ref><br/>(16/17 September)
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| |scheduling = 17 September <!-- e.g. "same day each year" -->
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| |duration = 1 Day
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| |frequency = Annual
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| |week_ordinal = Last day of [[Bhadra (Hindu calendar)|Bhadra]] month <!-- "first", "second", "last", etc. -->
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| |month = September <!-- Use next four if the date changes in an unusual pattern each year -->
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| |date2021 = 17 September
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| |date2022 = 17 September
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| |celebrations = Birth of Lord Vishwakarma
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| '''Vishwakarma Jayanti''' is a day of celebration for [[Vishwakarma]], a [[Hindu]] god, the [[Divinity|divine]] architect.<ref name="Melton2011">{{cite book|first=J. Gordon |last=Melton|title=Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KDU30Ae4S4cC&pg=PA908|date=13 September 2011|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-1-59884-205-0|pages=908–}}</ref> He is considered as swayambhu and creator of the world. He constructed the holy city of [[Dwarka]] where [[Krishna]] ruled, the palace of Indraprastha for the [[Pandavas]], and was the creator of many fabulous weapons for the gods. He is also called the divine [[carpenter]], is mentioned in the ''[[Rig Veda]]'', and is credited with ''Sthapatya Veda'', the science of mechanics and architecture.<ref>{{cite news |title=Vishwakarma Puja 2021 : विश्वकर्मा पूजा आज, जानिए पूजा विधि, महत्व और कथा |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/astrology/story-vishwakarma-puja-2021-vishwakarma-puja-today-know-puja-vidhi-importance-and-vishwakarma-puja-katha-4603557.html |access-date=17 September 2021 |work=Hindustan |language=hindi}}</ref>
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| ==About==
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| According to sacred Hindu tradition, Vishwakarma is known as the Divine Engineer of the world.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-17|title=Vishwakarma Puja 2021 [Hindi]: विश्वकर्मा नही, पूर्ण ब्रह्म कविर्देव हैं विश्व के रचयिता|url=https://news.jagatgururampalji.org/vishwakarma-puja-in-hindi/|access-date=2021-09-18|website=SA News Channel|language=en-US}}</ref> Like every other God, Vishwakarma is assigned a day that is his birthday or Jayanti that is Vishwakarma Jayanti. Since he is known as the original creator of the world, he existed a few days before he created the world. Vishwakarma had five Sons and two Daughters. Names of sons – Mannu, Maidev, Tavashta, Shilpi and Devagya. The divine craftsman Vishwakarma is the presiding deity of all craftsmen and architects. Son of Brahma, he is the divine craftsman of the whole universe, and the official builder of all the gods' palaces.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-17|title=Vishwakarma Puja 2021: Date, timing, significance, and all you need to know about Vishwakarma Jayanti|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/vishwakarma-puja-2021-date-timing-significance-and-all-you-need-to-know-about-vishwakarma-jayanti-9969931.html|access-date=2021-09-18|website=Firstpost}}</ref>
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| ==Celebrations==
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| It falls on 'Kanya Sankranti' of Hindu Calendar.<ref name="kanya" /><ref name="Sankranti" /> It is generally celebrated every year on Gregorian calendar date between 16 to 18 September which is on the last day of the Indian Bhado month, in Solar calendar. The [[festival]] is also celebrated in [[Nepal]]. [[Haldia]] an industrial area in West Bengal is famous for Vishwakarma Puja.
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| ==On the day==
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| [[File:Unique viswakarma.jpg|thumb|Viswakarma idol]]
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| The festival is observed primarily in factories and industrial areas, often on the [[shop floor]]. As a mark of reverence the day of worship is marked not only by the engineering and [[architectural]] community but by [[artisan]]s, craftsmen, [[mechanics]], smiths, [[welders]], industrial workers, factory workers and others. They pray 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.
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| Vishwakarma puja is also celebrated a day after [[Diwali]], along with [[Govardhan Puja]] in October–November.<ref name="Gupta2010">{{cite book|author=Shobna Gupta|title=Festivals Of India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ADZuyFfRcMYC&pg=PA84|date=2010|publisher=Har-Anand Publications|isbn=978-81-241-1277-9|pages=84–}}</ref>
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| ==References==
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