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Bhādrapada Śukla Chaturthī: Gaṇeśa Sthāpana muhūrta

📍 Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
‹ 1917 ›
Gaṇeśa Caturthi · 1917
📍 Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
August 21, 1917
Bhādrapada Śukla Chaturthī: Gaṇeśa Sthāpana muhūrta
Ganeshotsav, Day by Day · Lucknow
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Ganesh Utsava Day 1: Ganesh Chaturthi
🗓 August 21, 1917
🔔 Sāma Upākarma, Hartālikā Tīj,Svarṇa Gaurī Vrataṃ,Kevāḍā Tīj, Gaṇeśa Caturthi, 44th Aḻakiyaciṅkar (Śrī Vedānta Deśika Yatīndra Mahādeśikan, Mukkūr)
🌙 Tithi
Chaturthi (ends August/22 09:05:23 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
05:41:32 AM
🌇 Sunset
06:37:54 PM
🕉 Madhyāhna Kāla (Prāṇa Pratiṣṭhā)
11:43:50 AM
ends 12:35:36 PM
✅ Lābh
10:32:40 AM
ends 12:09:43 PM
✅ Amṛt
12:09:43 PM
ends 01:46:46 PM
✅ Śubh
03:23:48 PM
ends 05:00:51 PM
🌅 Sunrise
August 21
05:41:32 AM
🌘 Caturthī Ārambha
August 21
07:03:08 AM
🕉 Madhyāhna Kāla Ārambha
August 21
11:43:50 AM
🕉 Madhyāhna Kāla Samāpta
August 21
12:35:36 PM
🌇 Sunset
August 21
06:37:54 PM
🌒 Caturthī Samāpta
August 22
09:05:23 AM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 2
🗓 August 22, 1917
🔔 Ṛṣi Pañcamī
🌙 Tithi
Chaturthi (ends August/22 09:05:23 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
05:42:00 AM
🌇 Sunset
06:36:57 PM
✅ Lābh
05:42:00 AM
ends 07:18:52 AM
✅ Amṛt
07:18:52 AM
ends 08:55:44 AM
✅ Śubh
10:32:36 AM
ends 12:09:28 PM
✅ Lābh
05:00:04 PM
ends 06:36:57 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 3
🗓 August 23, 1917
🔔 Ṛṣi Pañcamī, Śrī Balarāma Jayantī, Māsa Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
🌙 Tithi
Panchami (ends August/23 10:46:03 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
05:42:28 AM
🌇 Sunset
06:35:58 PM
✅ Śubh
05:42:28 AM
ends 07:19:09 AM
✅ Lābh
12:09:13 PM
ends 01:45:54 PM
✅ Amṛt
01:45:54 PM
ends 03:22:36 PM
✅ Śubh
04:59:17 PM
ends 06:35:58 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 4
🗓 August 24, 1917
🌙 Tithi
Shashti (ends August/24 11:58:03 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
05:42:56 AM
🌇 Sunset
06:34:59 PM
✅ Lābh
07:19:26 AM
ends 08:55:57 AM
✅ Amṛt
08:55:57 AM
ends 10:32:27 AM
✅ Śubh
12:08:58 PM
ends 01:45:28 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 5
🗓 August 25, 1917
🔔 Dūrvāṣṭamī, Agastya Udaya, Vinchhuḍo Ārambha 07:20:44 AM
🌙 Tithi
Saptami (ends August/25 12:34:34 PM)
🌅 Sunrise
05:43:23 AM
🌇 Sunset
06:34:00 PM
✅ Śubh
07:19:43 AM
ends 08:56:03 AM
✅ Lābh
01:45:01 PM
ends 03:21:21 PM
✅ Amṛt
03:21:21 PM
ends 04:57:40 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 6
🗓 August 26, 1917
🔔 Rādhā Aṣṭamī, Śrī Mahālakṣmī Vratam Ārambha, Jyeṣṭhā Lakṣmī Vratam - Āvāhana, Kulaccīrai Nāyanār, Kāñci Mahāperiyavā Anuṣam, Māsa Durgāṣṭamī
🌙 Tithi
Ashtami (ends August/26 12:30:08 PM)
🌅 Sunrise
05:43:51 AM
🌇 Sunset
06:33:00 PM
✅ Lābh
08:56:08 AM
ends 10:32:17 AM
✅ Amṛt
10:32:17 AM
ends 12:08:25 PM
✅ Śubh
01:44:34 PM
ends 03:20:42 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 7
🗓 August 27, 1917
🔔 Jyeṣṭhā Gaurī Pūjā, 2nd Aḻakiyaciṅkar (Śrī Nārāyaṇa Yatīndra Mahādeśikan), Vinchhuḍo Samāpti 02:00:50 PM
🌙 Tithi
Navami (ends August/27 11:41:28 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
05:44:18 AM
🌇 Sunset
06:31:59 PM
✅ Amṛt
05:44:18 AM
ends 07:20:16 AM
✅ Śubh
08:56:13 AM
ends 10:32:11 AM
✅ Lābh
03:20:04 PM
ends 04:56:01 PM
✅ Amṛt
04:56:01 PM
ends 06:31:59 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 8
🗓 August 28, 1917
🔔 Jyeṣṭhā Lakṣmī Vratam - Visarjana, 28th Aḻakiyaciṅkar (Śrī Raṅganātha Śaṭhakopa Yatīndra Mahādeśikan), Śrīmad Kāṭantētti Āṇṭavan Tirunakṣatram, Kuṅkiliyak Kalaya Nāyanār, Parivartinī Ekādaśī
🌙 Tithi
Dashami (ends August/28 10:08:02 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
05:44:45 AM
🌇 Sunset
06:30:57 PM
✅ Lābh
10:32:05 AM
ends 12:07:51 PM
✅ Amṛt
12:07:51 PM
ends 01:43:38 PM
✅ Śubh
03:19:24 PM
ends 04:55:11 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 9
🗓 August 29, 1917
🔔 Vāmana Jayantī, Vaiṣṇava Ekādaśī 🚩
🌙 Tithi
Ekadasi (ends August/29 07:52:14 AM), Dvadasi (ends August/30 04:59:12 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
05:45:12 AM
🌇 Sunset
06:29:55 PM
✅ Lābh
05:45:12 AM
ends 07:20:48 AM
✅ Amṛt
07:20:48 AM
ends 08:56:23 AM
✅ Śubh
10:31:58 AM
ends 12:07:34 PM
✅ Lābh
04:54:20 PM
ends 06:29:55 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 10
🗓 August 30, 1917
🔔 Abhinava Rāmānuja (35veṃ) Tirunakṣatram, Thiru Ōṇam, 🔱 Pradoṣam
🌙 Tithi
Trayodasi (ends August/31 01:36:15 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
05:45:39 AM
🌇 Sunset
06:28:53 PM
✅ Śubh
05:45:39 AM
ends 07:21:04 AM
✅ Lābh
12:07:16 PM
ends 01:42:40 PM
✅ Amṛt
01:42:40 PM
ends 03:18:04 PM
✅ Śubh
04:53:28 PM
ends 06:28:53 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 11: Anant Chaturdashi
🗓 August 31, 1917
🔔 Ananta Caturdaśī, Āvaṇi Caturdaśī, Pañcaka Ārambha 05:13:00 PM
🌙 Tithi
Chaturdashi (ends August/31 09:52:29 PM)
🌅 Sunrise
05:46:06 AM
🌇 Sunset
06:27:49 PM
✅ Lābh
07:21:19 AM
ends 08:56:32 AM
✅ Amṛt
08:56:32 AM
ends 10:31:45 AM
✅ Śubh
12:06:58 PM
ends 01:42:11 PM
🌅 Pūrva Sūryodaya
August 20
05:41:03 AM
🌅 Sunrise
August 21
05:41:32 AM
🌘 Tithi Ārambha
August 21
07:03:08 AM
🌇 Sunset
August 21
06:37:54 PM
🌅 Para Sūryodaya
August 22
05:42:00 AM
🌒 Tithi Samāpta
August 22
09:05:23 AM
Pañcāṅga on This Day · Lucknow
🌓 Tithi
Tṛtīyā
⭐ Nakṣatra
Hasta
🔯 Yoga
Sādhya
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Gaṇeśa Caturthi

Gaṇeśa Caturthi (Vināyaka Caturthi, Gaṇeśotsava) falls on the fourth day of Bhādrapada's bright fortnight and celebrates the birthday of Lord Gaṇeśa, the elephant-headed son of Śiva and Pārvatī, the remover of obstacles and lord of new beginnings.

The day begins with Prāṇa Pratiṣṭhā: the ritual installation and consecration of a clay Gaṇeśa idol. The ideal muhūrta for installation falls in the Madhyāhna (midday) period, when Gaṇeśa's energy is said to be most potent. After installation, the idol is worshipped with modaka (his favourite sweet), dūrvā grass, red flowers, and coconut. The Atharvaśīrṣa (Gaṇapati Upaniṣad) is recited throughout the day.

One of the most distinctive aspects of Gaṇeśa Caturthi is the prohibition on viewing the moon on this night. Mythology holds that the Moon laughed at Gaṇeśa for riding a mouse, and Gaṇeśa cursed him with the punishment that anyone who sees the Moon on this night will be falsely accused. If accidentally sighted, the antidote is to listen to or recite the story of Śyamantaka Maṇi from the Bhāgavata Purāṇa.

The festival became a mass public celebration in Pune in 1893 when Bal Gangadhar Tilak transformed it from a household pūjā into a community gathering: using it as a means of uniting people across caste lines during the independence movement.

वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय सूर्यकोटि समप्रभ। निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्वकार्येषु सर्वदा।।
Vakratunda mahakaya suryakoti samaprabha, nirvighnam kuru me deva sarvakaryeshu sarvada.
"O large-bodied one with a curved trunk, as radiant as a million suns: O Lord, always remove obstacles from all my undertakings."
Traditional Ganesha shloka
Tradition & Practice
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Prāṇa Pratiṣṭhā
The ritual consecration (Prāṇa Pratiṣṭhā) of the Gaṇeśa idol is performed at the Madhyāhna muhūrta (midday). At the end of the festival, the idol is immersed (visarjana) in a water body.
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Modaka: His Favourite
Lord Gaṇeśa's favourite offering is the modaka: a sweet dumpling of rice flour filled with coconut and jaggery. Traditionally 21 modakas are offered. Steamed (ukaḍīche) or fried forms are both used.
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Dūrvā Grass
Dūrvā (Bermuda grass) is uniquely sacred to Gaṇeśa. Offering 21 blades tied in a knot is considered more powerful than gold. A story in the Gaṇeśa Purāṇa explains how dūrvā once cooled Gaṇeśa's fire.
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Avoid the Moon
Viewing the moon on Gaṇeśa Caturthi night invites a false accusation (the curse Gaṇeśa placed on the Moon for mocking him). The remedy: recite the Śyamantaka Maṇi story from the Bhāgavata.
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Atharvaśīrṣa
The Gaṇapati Atharvaśīrṣa (Gaṇapati Upaniṣad) is the primary text recited on this day: 108 recitations are especially meritorious. It declares Gaṇeśa to be the supreme Brahman.
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Ten-Day Public Festival
Thanks to Lokmānya Tilak (1893), Gaṇeśa Caturthi became a ten-day public festival. Massive community pandals, cultural events, and processions culminate in the grand visarjana on Ananta Caturdaśī.
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