For TSR personnel, Vishwakarma Puja carries a meaning that goes beyond the worship of tools and machinery. Since the job of a rifleman involves the handling and maintenance of arms as part of their regular duty, the weapons used in service become an important part of the annual observance.

Every year, alongside the worship of Lord Vishwakarma, TSR personnel ceremonially worship their service weapons. The ritual reflects a traditional belief that the instruments through which people perform their duties should be treated with respect, maintained properly and used responsibly.

Lord Vishwakarma is traditionally revered in Hindu culture as the divine architect, craftsman and engineer. Vishwakarma Puja is therefore particularly associated with workers, artisans, mechanics, engineers and people whose livelihoods depend on tools, machines and technical skills. On the occasion, workplaces and equipment are commonly cleaned and worshipped as a mark of respect for craftsmanship and work.

For a uniformed force, the symbolism takes a different form. Weapons are not merely pieces of equipment; they are instruments entrusted to personnel for the performance of their duties. Their ceremonial worship therefore represents discipline, responsibility and respect for the tools of service rather than simply the weapon itself.

The tradition is not unique to one TSR camp. A 2021 photo feature by India Today documented TSR personnel observing Vishwakarma Jayanti by worshipping their weapons, including rifles and machine guns.

The ritual also connects with the history of the Tripura State Rifles. The TSR was created against the backdrop of growing insurgency in Tripura during the 1980s. The Tripura Legislative Assembly passed the Tripura State Rifles Act, 1983, and the first battalion came into existence on March 12, 1984. The force was established on the pattern of central armed forces to assist in maintaining internal security and dealing with insurgency.

The Second Battalion, which now observes the Vishwakarma Puja ritual at its R.K. Nagar camp, was subsequently raised as part of the expansion of the force. A recent account of TSR's history records that the Second Battalion was raised in September 1990.

Over the years, TSR has become an important part of Tripura's security structure. The state government's planning documents have also highlighted the need to strengthen the force with modern technology, equipment, training and better facilities.

Thus, at the R.K. Nagar camp, the annual Vishwakarma Puja brings together two traditions: reverence for the divine craftsman and respect for the instruments through which TSR personnel carry out their responsibilities.

For the jawans, the arms puja is ultimately a reminder of duty, discipline and responsibility—a distinctive Tripura tradition in which the tools of service receive their own moment of respect every year.