Vishwakarma: the Lord of Architecture
Vishwakarma is the engineer amongst Gods and the presiding deity of all craftsmen and architects in India. The word Vishwa means world or universe and
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Vishwakarma is the engineer amongst Gods and the presiding deity of all craftsmen and architects in India. The word Vishwa means world or universe and
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