Vishwakarma Puja 2027 Date: 17 September (Kanya Sankranti)
Vishwakarma Puja 2027 is on Friday, 17 September 2027, on Kanya Sankranti, when the Sun enters Virgo. Unlike most Hindu festivals it follows the solar calendar, so it falls on 16 or 17 September almost every year.
| Date | Friday, 17 September 2027 |
| Occasion | Kanya Sankranti (solar) |
| Main regions | West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Assam, Tripura, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh |
Who is Lord Vishwakarma?
Vishwakarma is revered as the divine architect and craftsman of the gods. Tradition credits him with building Indra’s heavenly city, Lanka, Dwarka and Hastinapura, and with crafting the weapons of the gods, including Vishnu’s Sudarshana Chakra and Shiva’s trident. He is the patron deity of engineers, architects, artisans, mechanics, factory workers and anyone who works with tools.
How Vishwakarma Puja is celebrated
- Factories, workshops, offices and shops are cleaned and decorated, and work is paused for the puja.
- Tools, machines and vehicles are worshipped with flowers, tilak and offerings.
- Pandals with images of Vishwakarma, often shown with an elephant as his vehicle, are set up in industrial areas.
- In parts of eastern India, kite flying is a tradition on Vishwakarma Puja.
- In North India (especially Punjab, Haryana and Delhi), many observe Vishwakarma Day on the day after Govardhan Puja, in Kartik.
Frequently asked questions
When is Vishwakarma Puja 2027?
Friday, 17 September 2027.
Why is Vishwakarma Puja always in mid-September?
Because it is tied to Kanya Sankranti, a solar event, rather than a lunar tithi.
