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{{short description|Hindu artisan caste}} | {{short description|Hindu artisan caste}} | ||
The '''Vishwakarma''' community, also known as the '''Vishwabrahmin''' although having no generally accepted connection to the [[Brahmin]]s, are a social group of India, sometimes described as a [[Caste system in India|caste]]. The community comprises five sub-groups{{mdash}}[[carpenter]]s, [[blacksmith]]s, [[bronze]] smiths, [[goldsmith]]s and [[stonemasons]]{{mdash}}who believe that they are descendants of [[Vishvakarma]], a Hindu deity. | The '''Vishwakarma''' community, also known as the '''Vishwabrahmin''' although having no generally accepted connection to the [[Brahmin]]s, are a social group of India, sometimes described as a [[Caste system in India|caste]]. The community comprises five sub-groups{{mdash}}[[carpenter]]s, [[blacksmith]]s, [[bronze]] smiths, [[goldsmith]]s and [[stonemasons]]{{mdash}}who believe that they are descendants of [[Vishvakarma]], a Hindu deity. |