Ganesh Chaturthi 2024: The Ganesh Chaturthi is a very important festival for the Hindus and holds a spiritual significance as it marks the birth of the great Lord Ganesha. Ganesh Chaturthi is also known as the Vinayaka Chaturthi or Ganesh Utsav.
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Hindus across India celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi for 10 days and includes several rituals, programs, and events.
Devotees who worship Lord Ganesha on this day believe in bringing good fortune, prosperity, and wisdom.
Let’s get into a more detailed view of Ganesh Chaturthi, how to celebrate, rituals, and more.
Ganesh Chaturthi Date: When is Ganesh Chaturthi celebrated?
Ganesh Chaturthi begins on September 7th and continues for 10 days till September 17th. The puja muhurat for Ganesh Chaturthi begins from 11:03 am to 1:34 pm and the Chaturthi Tithi starts from 03:01 PM on September 6th and the Tithi ends on September 7th at 05:37 PM.
Ganesh Chaturthi 2024: History
As per the legend, Lord Ganesha is the son of Maa Parvati and Shiva. Lord Ganesha is known to bring wisdom, prosperity, good fortune, and happiness. The story goes back to when Ganesha’s mother Parvati went to take a bath and told Ganesha to guard the area. At that time, Lord Shiva saw Ganesha and was shocked to see him outside where Maa Parvati was taking a bath and Shive wasn’t aware that Ganesha was his son.
However, as Ganesha’s mother instructs him to guard the place, he does not let Lord Shiva into the place which makes Lord Shiva angry and he cuts off Lord Ganesha’s head.
Maa Parvati gets very furious to see this and turns into Kali Maa. When Lord Shiva found out that it was his son, he instructed his men to find the head of a child whose mother was not looking at him. However, his men couldn’t find any child’s head and brought the head of a baby elephant.
Lord Shiva attached the elephant’s heads to lord Ganesha and became known as the god with an elephant head.
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Ganesh Chaturthi 2024 Significance: What it is celebrated?
Ganesh Chaturthi holds huge significance for devotees, as it marks the birth of Lord Ganesha who is believed to bring good fortune, protection, success, and intellectual strength.
Devotees also worship and offer prayers to Lors Ganesha before the exam, wedding, or starting a new task, or job.
How to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi?
Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated across India. In Maharashtra, Telangana, and Karnataka, especially in cities like Mumbai, Pune, and Hyderabad, Ganesh Chaturthi on a big scale. Hindus celebrate the festival in India by bridging the idol of Ganpati Bappa and offering prayers, and sweets daily.
They also perform rituals, give bhog, and do fasting on this special occasion. Devotees also visit Ganpati Bappa temples and offer prayers there, they also set pandals along with music and dancing.
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