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Vishwakarma Jayanti / Puja

Bhagavan Vishwakarma (Divine Architect)

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Vishwakarma Jayanti — Kanya Sankranti (fixed solar, Sep 17 in modern reckoning) — the appearance day of Bhagavan Vishwakarma, the divine architect of the cosmos. Workplaces, factories, workshops, garages, and tool-using crafts perform Vishwakarma puja by decorating tools, machinery, and instruments with flowers and sandal-paste, then offering kheer-bhog.

Dates 2026–2027

September 17, 2026September 17, 2027

Mantra

ॐ विश्वकर्मणे नमः

Om Vishwakarmane Namah

Salutations to Bhagavan Vishwakarma, the Cosmic Architect

✦ Special Note

Especially massive in West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, Tripura, and Assam. Workers are given the day off and a sweet box. Engineering colleges and ITIs hold special pujas.

Foods Allowed

Sattvic feast — kheer, pulao, dalBoondi laddu, motichoor ladduHalwa, puri-sabziFresh fruits and dry fruits

Foods to Avoid

Onion and garlic in puja bhogMeatAlcohol

Meal Idea

Kheer-puri-sabzi prasad after the workplace puja — distributed among workers and craftsmen as Vishwakarma's blessing

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