Vishwakarma Puja

Today (18/9/2011) is Vishwakarma Puja. Every office, factory in this eastern region celebrate this Puja. In my office also it used to be worshiped every year and I used to take part in the puja every year. But last year (2010) I could not join it because that day I was in hospital.

The factories and offices turn the day to a festival day and the gates remain open for one and all. That day, the staff members come with their children for the puja and Prasad. Every office and factory make arrangements for lunch or sweets packets for their staff. Normally after puja and lunch, the offices close. Many, on the occassion, get oppurtunity to drink wine and lunch  to celebrate the ocassion.

Ladies group take part whole heartedly for the puja events to make it a grand, meaningful puja. Till Bhog distribution they remain busy in their allocated duties.  Due to festival mood, there won't be any office discipline or decorum observed. Unlike office days, ladies come wearing Sari and with make up. To make the day memorable , they ask for photography. Some (ladies) also take this opportunity to go on a joyride.

The office cars, machineries etc are worshiped after the idol is worshiped. I used to take my car every year for worshiping it on the day of vishwakarma puja at my office.

But after my retirement this year, this is the first time when I was missing this puja and the office colleagues. And even my car also was not worshiped. This is the pain of retirement, which we never feel when we are in service. Like this there will be many sentimental issues which comes in retired life.