Vishwakarma Puja

विश्वकर्मा पूजा · વિશ્વકર્મા પૂજા

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17 September 2026

Thursday · Shukla Shashthi

Tithi begins09:00 AM · 16 Sept

Tithi ends10:48 AM

About

Worship of Lord Vishwakarma, the divine architect and engineer of the gods. Factories, workshops, tools and machinery are worshipped. Falls on Kanya Sankranti day.

Falls on: Kanya Sankranti, usually 17 September. This is a solar festival, not a tithi-based one, which means it barely moves in the Gregorian calendar. Some regions also observe a Vishwakarma day in Magha.
Also called: Vishwakarma Jayanti, Bishwakarma Puja, Vishwakarma Day

The story

Vishwakarma, architect of the gods, builder of Dwarka, Lanka, Indraprastha and the divine weapons. He is the patron of everyone who makes things.

How it is observed

Tools and machines are worshipped, not people. Factories, workshops, garages, printing presses and construction sites shut down, clean and decorate their equipment, and perform puja on it. Machinery is garlanded and not operated for the day.

Food

Community meals at workplaces, khichdi and prasad distributed to workers.

Regional variation

Overwhelmingly eastern India, West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Assam, where it's a major industrial holiday, with kite-flying in Bengal. Also observed in Karnataka and among engineering and artisan communities elsewhere. Little observed in the west and north.

Common questions

Why is Vishwakarma Puja on the same date every year?: Because it's fixed to a solar event, Kanya Sankranti, when the Sun enters Virgo, rather than to a tithi. So it lands on 17 September almost every year, unlike most Hindu festivals which move by up to a month. It's the day tools and machines are worshipped, and factories and workshops across eastern India close for it.

2026

Sep17ThuThursdayNextShukla ShashthiTithi begins09:00 AM · 16 SeptTithi ends10:48 AM

2027

Sep17FriFridayKrishna DwitiyaTithi begins05:52 AMTithi ends06:44 AM · 18 Sept

About

Worship of Lord Vishwakarma, the divine architect and engineer of the gods. Factories, workshops, tools and machinery are worshipped. Falls on Kanya Sankranti day.

Falls on

Kanya Sankranti, usually 17 September. This is a solar festival, not a tithi-based one, which means it barely moves in the Gregorian calendar. Some regions also observe a Vishwakarma day in Magha.

Also called

Vishwakarma Jayanti, Bishwakarma Puja, Vishwakarma Day

Common questions

Why is Vishwakarma Puja on the same date every year?

Because it's fixed to a solar event, Kanya Sankranti, when the Sun enters Virgo, rather than to a tithi. So it lands on 17 September almost every year, unlike most Hindu festivals which move by up to a month. It's the day tools and machines are worshipped, and factories and workshops across eastern India close for it.