Vishwakarma Jayanti Ritual Timings and Mythic Temple Stories

Celebrations for Vishwakarma Jayanti on September 17, 2026 will commence at 07:58 a.m. and conclude at 12:40 p.m. The most favourable muhurat for worship is from 11:51 a.m. to 12:40 p.m. Mythic accounts describe the deity building five shrines overnight, starting with Lord Shiva and ending with his own colossal temple, which was halted by a rooster‑crow from Vishnu. The unfinished Lakshmi‑Narayan temple is said to have been crushed by Shiva’s thumb after Narada informed him of Vishwakarma’s project. These narratives surround the Baba Vaidyanath temple, a major pilgrimage site among the twelve Jyotirlingas.