Ganesh Chaturthi, also popularly known as Ganesh Utsav and Vinayak Chaturthi, will be celebrated on Friday, 10 September 2021. As per the Hindu calendar, the festival is celebrated during Shukla Paksha of the Bhadrapada month. It mostly falls in the month of August-September 2021.
It is believed that Lord Ganesha was born on this day. Therefore, it is a very special day devotees of Lord Ganesha.
Ganesh Chaturthi 2021: Puja Vidhi
Devotees of Ganpati celebrate Ganesh Utsav by installing an idol of the god. These idols are decorated with elaborate clothes and other traditional ornaments. People worship Lord Ganesha in the morning and in evenings daily, and perform puja, sing and dance in praise of the almighty. The festival is celebrated for 10 days and concludes on Anant Chaturdashi. On this day, idols of the god are immersed in a river or any other water body.
Ganesh Chaturthi 2021: Shubh Muhurat
Ganesh Chaturthi will be celebrated on 10 September. The tithi will begin at 12.17 am and will last till 10 pm of the same day. The most auspicious time/shubh muhurat for puja (worship) is from 11:03 am to 1:33 pm on Friday.
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