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Gaṇeśa Caturthi 1921: Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Bhādrapada Śukla Chaturthī: Gaṇeśa Sthāpana muhūrta

📍 Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
‹ 1921 ›
Gaṇeśa Caturthi · 1921
📍 Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
September 5, 1921
Bhādrapada Śukla Chaturthī: Gaṇeśa Sthāpana muhūrta
Ganeshotsav, Day by Day · Lucknow
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Ganesh Utsava Day 1: Ganesh Chaturthi
🗓 September 5, 1921
🔔 Gaṇeśa Caturthi
🌙 Tithi
Chaturthi (ends September/5 09:49:47 PM)
🌅 Sunrise
05:48:19 AM
🌇 Sunset
06:22:25 PM
🕉 Madhyahna Kala (Prana Pratishtha)
11:40:14 AM
ends 12:30:30 PM
✅ Amrit
05:48:19 AM
ends 07:22:35 AM
✅ Shubh
08:56:50 AM
ends 10:31:06 AM
✅ Labh
03:13:53 PM
ends 04:48:09 PM
✅ Amrit
04:48:09 PM
ends 06:22:25 PM
🌘 Chaturthi Begins
Sep 4
11:47:33 PM
🌅 Sunrise
Sep 5
05:48:19 AM
🕉 Madhyahna Kala Begins
Sep 5
11:40:14 AM
🕉 Madhyahna Kala Ends
Sep 5
12:30:30 PM
🌇 Sunset
Sep 5
06:22:25 PM
🌒 Chaturthi Ends
Sep 5
09:49:47 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 2
🗓 September 6, 1921
🔔 Ṛṣi Pañcamī
🌙 Tithi
Panchami (ends September/6 08:36:39 PM)
🌅 Sunrise
05:48:45 AM
🌇 Sunset
06:21:19 PM
✅ Labh
10:30:58 AM
ends 12:05:02 PM
✅ Amrit
12:05:02 PM
ends 01:39:06 PM
✅ Shubh
03:13:10 PM
ends 04:47:14 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 3
🗓 September 7, 1921
🔔 Śrī Balarāma Jayantī, Vinchhuḍo Ārambha 01:27:53 PM, Māsa Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
🌙 Tithi
Shashti (ends September/7 08:10:56 PM)
🌅 Sunrise
05:49:11 AM
🌇 Sunset
06:20:12 PM
✅ Labh
05:49:11 AM
ends 07:23:04 AM
✅ Amrit
07:23:04 AM
ends 08:56:56 AM
✅ Shubh
10:30:49 AM
ends 12:04:42 PM
✅ Labh
04:46:20 PM
ends 06:20:12 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 4
🗓 September 8, 1921
🔔 Jyeṣṭhā Lakṣmī Vratam - Āvāhana, Guru Asta Ārambha, Kulaccīrai Nāyanār, Kāñci Mahāperiyavā Anuṣam
🌙 Tithi
Saptami (ends September/8 08:32:04 PM)
🌅 Sunrise
05:49:37 AM
🌇 Sunset
06:19:06 PM
✅ Shubh
05:49:37 AM
ends 07:23:18 AM
✅ Labh
12:04:21 PM
ends 01:38:03 PM
✅ Amrit
01:38:03 PM
ends 03:11:44 PM
✅ Shubh
04:45:25 PM
ends 06:19:06 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 5
🗓 September 9, 1921
🔔 Rādhā Aṣṭamī, Śrī Mahālakṣmī Vratam Ārambha, Jyeṣṭhā Gaurī Pūjā, 2nd Aḻakiyaciṅkar (Śrī Nārāyaṇa Yatīndra Mahādeśikan), Vinchhuḍo Samāpti 10:16:43 PM, Māsa Durgāṣṭamī
🌙 Tithi
Ashtami (ends September/9 09:35:58 PM)
🌅 Sunrise
05:50:03 AM
🌇 Sunset
06:17:59 PM
✅ Labh
07:23:32 AM
ends 08:57:02 AM
✅ Amrit
08:57:02 AM
ends 10:30:31 AM
✅ Shubh
12:04:01 PM
ends 01:37:30 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 6
🗓 September 10, 1921
🔔 Jyeṣṭhā Lakṣmī Vratam - Visarjana, 28th Aḻakiyaciṅkar (Śrī Raṅganātha Śaṭhakopa Yatīndra Mahādeśikan), Śrīmad Kāṭantētti Āṇṭavan Tirunakṣatram, Kuṅkiliyak Kalaya Nāyanār
🌙 Tithi
Navami (ends September/10 11:15:25 PM)
🌅 Sunrise
05:50:29 AM
🌇 Sunset
06:16:52 PM
✅ Shubh
07:23:47 AM
ends 08:57:05 AM
✅ Labh
01:36:58 PM
ends 03:10:16 PM
✅ Amrit
03:10:16 PM
ends 04:43:34 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 7
🗓 September 11, 1921
🌙 Tithi
Dashami (ends September/12 01:20:59 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
05:50:55 AM
🌇 Sunset
06:15:44 PM
✅ Labh
08:57:07 AM
ends 10:30:13 AM
✅ Amrit
10:30:13 AM
ends 12:03:19 PM
✅ Shubh
01:36:26 PM
ends 03:09:32 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 8
🗓 September 12, 1921
🔔 Parivartinī Ekādaśī
🌙 Tithi
Ekadasi (ends September/13 03:42:22 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
05:51:20 AM
🌇 Sunset
06:14:37 PM
✅ Amrit
05:51:20 AM
ends 07:24:15 AM
✅ Shubh
08:57:09 AM
ends 10:30:04 AM
✅ Labh
03:08:48 PM
ends 04:41:42 PM
✅ Amrit
04:41:42 PM
ends 06:14:37 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 9
🗓 September 13, 1921
🔔 Vāmana Jayantī, Śravaṇa Dvādaśī, Abhinava Rāmānuja (35veṃ) Tirunakṣatram, Thiru Ōṇam, Vaiṣṇava Ekādaśī 🚩
🌙 Tithi
Dvadasi
🌅 Sunrise
05:51:46 AM
🌇 Sunset
06:13:29 PM
✅ Labh
10:29:55 AM
ends 12:02:38 PM
✅ Amrit
12:02:38 PM
ends 01:35:20 PM
✅ Shubh
03:08:03 PM
ends 04:40:46 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 10
🗓 September 14, 1921
🔔 Pañcaka Ārambha 10:33:20 PM, 🔱 Pradoṣam
🌙 Tithi
Dvadasi (ends September/14 06:09:37 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
05:52:12 AM
🌇 Sunset
06:12:21 PM
✅ Labh
05:52:12 AM
ends 07:24:43 AM
✅ Amrit
07:24:43 AM
ends 08:57:14 AM
✅ Shubh
10:29:45 AM
ends 12:02:16 PM
✅ Labh
04:39:50 PM
ends 06:12:21 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 11
🗓 September 15, 1921
🔔 Āvaṇi Caturdaśī
🌙 Tithi
Trayodasi (ends September/15 08:34:12 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
05:52:37 AM
🌇 Sunset
06:11:13 PM
✅ Shubh
05:52:37 AM
ends 07:24:57 AM
✅ Labh
12:01:55 PM
ends 01:34:15 PM
✅ Amrit
01:34:15 PM
ends 03:06:34 PM
✅ Shubh
04:38:54 PM
ends 06:11:13 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 12: Anant Chaturdashi
🗓 September 16, 1921
🔔 Ananta Caturdaśī, Sūrya Saṅkramaṇa, Satyanārāyaṇa Vrataṃ
🌙 Tithi
Chaturdashi (ends September/16 10:49:15 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
05:53:03 AM
🌇 Sunset
06:10:05 PM
✅ Labh
07:25:11 AM
ends 08:57:19 AM
✅ Amrit
08:57:19 AM
ends 10:29:26 AM
✅ Shubh
12:01:34 PM
ends 01:33:42 PM
🌅 Pūrva Sūryodaya
Sep 4
05:47:53 AM
🌘 Tithi Ārambha
Sep 4
11:47:33 PM
🌅 Sunrise
Sep 5
05:48:19 AM
🌇 Sunset
Sep 5
06:22:25 PM
🌒 Tithi Samāpta
Sep 5
09:49:47 PM
🌅 Para Sūryodaya
Sep 6
05:48:45 AM
Pañcāṅga on This Day · Lucknow
🌓 Tithi
Caturthī
⭐ Nakṣatra
Citrā
🔯 Yoga
Śukla
About

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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