History

History
According to traditional belief, Vishwabrahmins are descended from five sons of lord Vishwakarma. They are Manu (blacksmith), Maya (carpenter), Thwastha (metal craftsman), Silpi (stone-carver) Vishvajnya (goldsmith). The community is spread widely throughout India and played a vital role in the village economy. Their socio-economic status varied from a very high level to the low level in different parts of India as they earned high wages in towns because of their factory employment and low in villages.

Lord Vishwakarma
Vishvakarma is the Hindu presiding deity of all craftsmen and architects. In Hindu mythology, Viswakarma is considered as the Divine Architect. He is called 'Devashilpi' or 'The Architect of Gods'. He is the "Principal Universal Architect", the architect who fabricated and designed the divine architecture of the Universe at the behest of Brahma, the Lord of Creation. The Rig Veda describes Viswakarma as the god with multi-dimensional vision and supreme strength. He is able to predict well in advance in which direction his creation will move. Hindus worship Lord Vishwakarma as the god of engineering and architecture. 

Lord Vishwakarma is pictured with four hands, a club in his right hand, wears a crown, a necklace of gold, rings on his wrists and holds tools in his left hand. He is the personification of all creative power. Vishwakarma is also the designer of all the flying chariots, and divine weapons of the gods. He built Dwarka, Yamapuri, and Lanka. He is also said to have created the image of Lord Jagannath and left it incomplete due to interruption. 

He is the revealer of the science of mechanics and architecture, which is called Sthapatya Veda. Mahabharat describes him as "The Lord of the arts, executor of a thousand handicrafts, the carpenter of the Gods, the most eminent of artisans, the fashioner of all the ornaments, on whose craft all menu subsist, and who is worshipped by all." 

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