Read this post to get info on GANESH CHATURTHI- GANPATI PUJA AARTI, DATE, TIMINGS, MUHURTA, MANTRAS, VISARJAN DATE & TIMING. Ganesh Chaturthi is the Hindu festival celebrated in honour of the Lord Ganesha, Son of Mahadeva and Devi Parvati. Ganesha Chaturthi, the great Ganesha festival, also known as ‘Vinayak Chaturthi’ or ‘Vinayaka Chavithi’ is observed as the birthday of Lord Ganesha.
Ganesh Chaturthi Puja Time, Pooja Muhurat, Visarjan Date
Ganesh Chaturthi 2020 Pooja Muhurat and time to avoid Moon sightings:
According to drikpanchang, the Pooja muhurat for Ganesh Chaturthi Puja will begin between 11:25 AM to 1:57 PM on August 22. The Ganesh Chaturthi Puja is usually performed during Madhyana meaning noon.
On the day of Ganesh Chaturthi, devotees are advised not to see the Moon. Therefore, one must not look at the sky between 9:24 AM to 09:46 PM on August 22.
Ganesh Chaturthi 2020 Visarjan date:
The festival of Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated by the devotees for 10 days in Maharashtra, Goa, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and in several other regions. The festival that begins on the Chaturthi Tithi culminates with the visarjan on the Chaturdashi Tithi. This year, Ganesh Visarjan shall take place on September 1.
Ganesh Chaturthi Puja vidhi(Method), How is it Celebrated?
A life-like clay model of Lord Ganesha is made 2-3 months prior to the day of Ganesh Chaturthi. The size of this idol may vary from 3/4th of an inch to over 25 feet.
On the day of the festival, it is placed on raised platforms in homes or in elaborately decorated outdoor tents for people to view and pay their homage. The priest, usually clad in red silk dhoti and shawl, then invokes life into the idol amidst the chanting of mantras. This ritual is called ‘pranapratishhtha’. After this the ‘shhodashopachara’ (16 ways of paying tribute) follows.
Coconut, jaggery, 21 ‘modakas’ (rice flour preparation), 21 ‘durva’ (trefoil) blades and red flowers are offered. The idol is anointed with red unguent or sandal paste (rakta chandan). Throughout the ceremony, Vedic hymns from the Rig Veda and Ganapati Atharva Shirsha Upanishad, and Ganesha stotra from the Narada Purana are chanted.
Ganpati Aarti and Mantra, Marathi Songs, Top Ganesh Bhajans, Ganesh Aarti & Ganesh mantra:-
Ganpati Aarti – Lata Mangeshkar
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Ganesh Chaturthi Messages, Wishes at Twitter
गणपति बाप्पा मोरया! गणेश चतुर्थी के शुभ अवसर पर देशवासियों को हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं। Greetings on the auspicious occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 25, 2017
Ganpati Bappa Morya! Mangal Murti Morya! Wishing you and your family a very happy Ganesh Chaturthi
pic.twitter.com/qIorYm57Rw — VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) August 25, 2017
Nation celebrates #GaneshChaturthi with great fervour and enthusiasm pic.twitter.com/qNzMHrUIBe
— Doordarshan News (@DDNewsLive) August 25, 2017
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