Vishwakarma Puja Celebrated at Kakatpur Electricity Office
Kakatpur, 18/9: Vishwakarma Puja, the festival honoring the divine architect and creator of the universe, Lord Vishwakarma, was celebrated with traditional rituals on Sunday at the Electricity Subdivision Office in Kakatpur, Puri district.
The celebrations began early in the morning with Surya Puja (sun worship), followed by the initiation of the main puja rituals. By late morning, sacred thread ceremonies and the Purnahuti (final offering in the fire ritual) were completed with devotion and adherence to customs.
After the rituals, all officials present offered bhoga and naivedya (sacred food) to the deity, praying for blessings and divine grace.
Those who participated in the puja included Bishwaranjan Behera, Manager of the Nimapada Electrical Division; Smrutiranjan Behera, Subdivision Officer of Kakatpur; Kanhucharan Behera, Junior Engineer of Kakatpur Section-1; Sanket Beura, Junior Engineer of Section-2; Grade-1 Linemen Ullas Chandra Mall and Satyajit Senapati; and Linemen Govinda Tripathy, Prashanta Tarai, Tofan Tarai, and Gangadhar Padhiary, among others.
All the officials and staff offered their prayers and received the blessings of Lord Vishwakarma during the auspicious occasion.