Vishwakarma Puja: Except two festivals in India and especially Hinduism, all festivals and festivals are celebrated according to Indian dates, only Makar Sankranti (January 14) and Vishwakarma Puja (September 17) are organized on English dates. Every year on 17th September, craftsmen from all over the country especially worship the God of creation i.e. Lord Vishwakarma. Vishwakarma Puja is performed with grandeur and enthusiasm in many parts of the country. In Bengal, the working class people not only perform this puja with great fanfare, but also do not take any kind of tools in their hands on this day.
It is believed that Lord Vishwakarma built many grand palaces, luxurious buildings, weapons and thrones for the gods. It is also believed that once upon the request of the gods troubled by the demons, Vishwakarma made a thunderbolt from the bones of Maharishi Dadhichi for Indra, the king of the gods. This thunderbolt was so powerful that the demons were destroyed.
This is the reason why Lord Vishwakarma has a special place among all the deities. Vishwakarma ji built more than one building. He built Ravana's Lanka, Shri Krishna's Dwarka, Indraprastha and Hastinapur for the Pandavas.
It is believed that he also built the idols of Balabhadra and Subhadra along with Lord Jagannath for the Jagannath Temple in Orissa. Apart from this, he made many unique weapons, including Lord Shiva's Trishul, Lord Vishnu's Sudarshan Chakra and Yamraj's Kaladand.
Not only this, he also made Kundal and Pushpak Vimana of Danveer Karna. It is believed that after the end of Ravana, Shri Ram, Shri Lakshman and Sita ji and other companions returned to Ayodhya sitting on this Pushpak Viman.
The birthday of Lord Vishwakarma is celebrated as Vishwakarma Puja, Vishwakarma Day or Vishwakarma Jayanti. This festival has special significance in Hinduism. It is said that on this day Lord Vishwakarma was born as the seventh son of Brahma, the creator of the universe. Lord Vishwakarma is also known as the 'Artist of the Gods', 'The God of Vastu Shastra', 'The First Engineer', 'Engineer of the Gods' and 'The God of Machines'.
In Vishnu Purana, Vishwakarma has been called 'Dev Carpenter'. This is the reason why Vishwakarma worship has special importance in Hindu society. Even if it is not, if man does not have craft knowledge then he will not be able to do construction work, if construction is not done then buildings and buildings will not be built, due to which the development of human civilization will stop. Without machines and tools, the world would not be able to progress.
That is to say that for social, economic and cultural development, it is very important to have craft knowledge. If knowledge of crafts is necessary, then the importance of worshiping Vishwakarma, the god of crafts, also increases. In Indian tradition, people associated with construction work are considered 'children of Vishwakarma'.