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Ganesh Charturthi Date 2025 - Wednes27th August - Chaturthi till 2 p.m. afternoon ( Ref: TTD Calendar ) Ganesh Chaturthi is a 10-day (actually 9-days) festival celebrated all over India. It is also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi and Vinakaya Chaviti. The festival is celebrated on Bhadrapada Suddha Chaviti day i.e on the 4th day after Amavasya (the day of moonless night) in the Hindu month of Bhadrapada. It marks the birthday of Ganesha. Ganesha also known as Vigneswara is the elder son of Lord Shiva and Parvati. He is the most worshiped Hindu god. Every social / religious function begins with - Suklam Baradharam - the powerful Ganesha mantra. The initial prayer is offered to Ganesha in view of an obstacle-free celebration of a function / venture as Ganesha is believed to be the remover of obstacles. It is believed that Lord Vigneswara scripted the great Hindu epic of Mahabharata while sage Veda Vyasa was visualizing the entire episode of Mahabharata and was narrating / dictating the ...

Ganesha Chaturthi Date 2024: Saturday 7th September 2024 Ganesh Chaturthi, the birthday of Lord Ganesha, is celebrated on Bhadrapada Suddha Chaviti day i.e the 4th day after Amavasya (moonless night) in the Hindu month of Bhadrapada. The festival is celebrated in each and every household with much devotion and involvement. In villages, small children in the families become active few days before Ganesha Chaturthi. They collect the clayey soil from the fields, sit in groups and make eco-friendly clay Ganesha idols with competitive spirits. A day before Ganesha Chaturthi day, these children go out, literally get into the bushes without bothering the scratches they have on their bodies to collect 21 varieties of leaves i.e patri for pooja. That's a real fun in the childhood days and such a culture in the villages is gradually fading away due to the impact of modern life-style in the rural areas. Preparations for Vinayaka Chaturthi Pooja The festival preparation and arrangements start...

Ganesh Charturthi Date 2025 - Wednesday 27th August - Chaturthi till 2 p.m. afternoon ( Ref: TTD Calendar ) Ganesh Chaturthi is a 10-day (actually 9-days) festival celebrated all over India. In the Southern states it is known as Vinayaka Chaturthi or Vinakaya Chaviti. The festival is celebrated on Bhadrapada Suddha Chaviti day i.e on the 4th day after Amavasya (the day of moonless night) in the Hindu month of Bhadrapada. It marks the birthday of Ganesha. If interested you can read Story of Birth of Ganesha Ganesha is known by different names like Vigneswara, Vinayaka, Ganapati, Ganadhipa and many more. He is the elder son of Siva and Parvati and is the most worshiped Hindu god. Every social or religious function begins with the powerful Ganesha mantra or sloka - Suklam Baradharam. Also Read: Powerful Ganesha Mantras . The initial prayer is offered to Ganesha in view of an obstacle-free celebration of a function / venture as Ganesha is believed to be the remover of obstacles. It i...