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Vishvakarma is considered to be the divine architect of the universe and the personification of divine creativity in the Rigveda.He is credited with the construction of the city of Dvaraka for Krishna, the palace of Indraprastha for the Pandavas, and many fabulous weapons for the gods, such as the Sudarshana Chakra of Vishnu, the trishula of Shiva, and the lance of Kartikeya.
Vishvakarma or Vishvakarman ( Sanskrit: विश्वकर्मा, lit. 'all maker', IAST: Viśvakarmā) is a craftsman deity and the divine architect of the devas in contemporary Hinduism. In the early texts, the craftsman deity was known as Tvastar and the word "Vishvakarma" was originally used as an epithet for any powerful deity.
The artisan Hindu and Sikh community celebrates the fourth day as the Vishwakarma puja day. [o] Vishwakarma is the presiding Hindu deity for those in architecture, building, manufacturing, textile work and crafts trades. [110] [p] The looms, tools of trade, machines and workplaces are cleaned and prayers offered to these livelihood means. [152]
Vishwakarma Puja: Day after Kartik new moon: Reverence to Vishwakarma, the God of architecture. Bhai Dooj known in Punjab/ Jammu as Tikka: Second Day of bright half of Kartik month: Brothers are sisters day celebrated two days after Diwali. Karwa Chauth: Fourth day after Kartik full moon: Women fast for the well being of their husbands and pray ...
Champa Sashti festival is a six-day festival observed from the first to the sixth of the Hindu month of Margashirsha (November – early December). It is one of the most important festivals dedicated to Lord Khandoba .This festival celebrates the victory of Khandoba against the demons Mani-Malla. Prathamastami.
e. Varaha ( Sanskrit: वराह, lit. 'Boar', IAST: Varāha) is an avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu, in the form of an Indian boar. Varaha is listed as third in the Dashavatara, the ten principal avatars of Vishnu. Varaha is associated with the legend of lifting the earth (as the goddess Bhumi) out of the cosmic ocean.
The Vishwakarma community are a social group of India, sometimes described as a caste. They prefer the alternate name, Vishwabrahmin, and claim themselves to be Brahmin or of high-status in the caste hierarchy, although these claims are not generally accepted outside the community. The community comprises five subgroups— carpenters ...
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