Everything about Vishwakarmas totally explained
Vishwakarmas (also
Vishwabrahmins,
Vishwakarma Brahmins,
Panchal) are a community or
caste of
artisans in
India, who are the followers of
Lord Vishwakarma. They are considered as
forward in Maharashtra and many other States in India, but they come under
OBC in
Bihar,
Uttar Pradesh and other North Indian States. The
Tamil Nadu "Vishwakarma Munnetra Sangham" in 2004 launched the "International Vishwakarma Self-respective Movement", presided by Ganapathi Sthapathi, head of the
Vastu ("
Mayonic") "College of Architecture & Sculpture" at
Mamallapuram. The movement calls for inclusion of the community in the
Most Backward Class list due to the lack of representation in the Indian Parliament, and also because prior to the British rule there were often attempts made to deny this class from
Brahmanic privileges. But upon referring pandits, or religious advisers it was understood that this class were to be given
Brahmanic privileges.
Gotras
Vishwabrahmins are divided into five
gotras or exogamous clans, each corresponding to a
Rishi named in the
Yajur Veda (4.3.3)
- Sanaga Rishi,
- Sanaathana Rishi,
- Abhuvanasa Rishi,
- Prathnasa Rishi
- Suparnasa Rishi
Each of the five
gotras is also identified with a traditional occupation:
Manu (blacksmith),
Maya (carpenter),
Thwastha (metalcraftsman),
Silpi (stone-carver)
Vishvajnan (goldsmith)
The five gotras are further divided into a total of 25 sub-clans (upa-gotras). which isn't a text but the notion that "Aum is the Veda".
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