Vishwakarma Puja 2024: Shubh Muhurat, puja mantra, aarti, rituals, significance

Vishwakarma Puja, an important festival dedicated to Lord Vishwakarma, will be celebrated on September 16, 2024. The puja, also known as Vishwakarma Jayanti, honors the world's first divine architect and god of creation. Devotees, especially craftsmen, engineers, and architects, observe this day to pay homage to the deity who is believed to have created Dwarka, the holy city of Lord Krishna, and the powerful weapons used by gods.

Vishwakarma Puja 2024: Date and Time

The celebrations will commence on September 16, 2024, with the puja timing set for 07:53 PM. This day coincides with Kanya Sankranti, also referred to as Bhadra Sankranti in the Bengali calendar, further enhancing its religious significance.

Vishwakarma Puja: Significance

The festival marks the birth anniversary of Lord Vishwakarma, revered as the divine creator and engineer of the universe. He is credited with designing cities, crafting weapons for deities, and embodying the spirit of creation. For this reason, the day is significant for professionals in fields that involve construction, manufacturing, and design.


Craftsmen and workers across various industries offer prayers to their tools and machines, seeking blessings for success in their trade. Many refrain from using their instruments on this day, as a mark of respect to the deity. People also seek Lord Vishwakarma’s blessings for forgiveness and continued growth in their respective fields.

Vishwakarma Puja Rituals

Devotees begin the day by taking a holy bath in the morning.
People visit their workplaces—factories, offices, or workshops—to perform rituals dedicated to Lord Vishwakarma.
Though many observe a holiday, they still visit the workplace to offer prayers.
Tools, machines, and instruments are worshipped as a symbol of their livelihood.
Flowers, akshat (unbroken rice), and diya (oil lamps) lit with desi ghee are offered alongside sweets, seeking prosperity and success.
Devotees dedicate their work to Lord Vishwakarma and ask for his blessings.
In several places, idols of Lord Vishwakarma are installed, and collective worship takes place.
Cleaning the workplace is considered essential to attract good fortune.

Mantras for Vishwakarma Puja

Om Vishwakarmaya Namah
Om Nityakarmaya Namah
Om Arjun Sakhaya Namah
Om Vishwakarmaya Namostute

Vishwakarma Aarti:

विश्वकर्मा जी की आरती

जय विश्वकर्मा, जय जय विश्वकर्मा।
शुभ कारी, जय शुभ कारी।।

सृष्टि के कर्ता, जग के विधाता।
सकल कला में, श्रेष्ठ दिखाता।।
जय विश्वकर्मा, जय जय विश्वकर्मा।
शुभ कारी, जय शुभ कारी।।

सर्व प्रथम नित्य तुमको ध्यायें।
सिद्ध कारी हरि को नमन करें।।
जय विश्वकर्मा, जय जय विश्वकर्मा।
शुभ कारी, जय शुभ कारी।।

रचना हो तुम परम पुनीता।
तुमसे सुंदरता यह सृष्टि बनी।।
जय विश्वकर्मा, जय जय विश्वकर्मा।
शुभ कारी, जय शुभ कारी।।

हे सृष्टिकर्ता, दीन दयाला।
हम सब पर करना कृपा निराला।।
जय विश्वकर्मा, जय जय विश्वकर्मा।
शुभ कारी, जय शुभ कारी।।

Om Jai Vishwakarma, Jai Jai Vishwakarma.
Shubha Kaari, Jai Shubha Kaari.

This festival is an important event for workers across various trades, who take the opportunity to honor Lord Vishwakarma and seek his guidance for future endeavors.