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Gaṇeśa Caturthi 2139: Kolkata Calcutta, West Bengal

Bhādrapada Śukla Chaturthī: Gaṇeśa Sthāpana muhūrta

📍 Kolkata Calcutta, West Bengal, India
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Gaṇeśa Caturthi · 2139
📍 Kolkata Calcutta, West Bengal, India
August 28, 2139
Bhādrapada Śukla Chaturthī: Gaṇeśa Sthāpana muhūrta
Ganeshotsav, Day by Day · Kolkata Calcutta
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Ganesh Utsava Day 1: Ganesh Chaturthi
🗓 August 28, 2139
🔔 Sāma Upākarma, Gaṇeśa Caturthi, Ṛṣi Pañcamī, 44th Aḻakiyaciṅkar (Śrī Vedānta Deśika Yatīndra Mahādeśikan, Mukkūr)
🌙 Tithi
Chaturthi (ends August/29 04:19:56 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
05:19:08 AM
🌇 Sunset
05:57:26 PM
🕉 Madhyāhna Kāla (Prāṇa Pratiṣṭhā)
11:13:00 AM
ends 12:03:34 PM
✅ Lābh
06:53:55 AM
ends 08:28:42 AM
✅ Amṛt
08:28:42 AM
ends 10:03:30 AM
✅ Śubh
11:38:17 AM
ends 01:13:04 PM
🌘 Caturthī Ārambha
August 28
01:51:46 AM
🌅 Sunrise
August 28
05:19:08 AM
🕉 Madhyāhna Kāla Ārambha
August 28
11:13:00 AM
🕉 Madhyāhna Kāla Samāpta
August 28
12:03:34 PM
🌇 Sunset
August 28
05:57:26 PM
🌒 Caturthī Samāpta
August 29
04:19:56 AM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 2
🗓 August 29, 2139
🔔 Ṛṣi Pañcamī
🌙 Tithi
Panchami
🌅 Sunrise
05:19:26 AM
🌇 Sunset
05:56:32 PM
✅ Śubh
06:54:04 AM
ends 08:28:43 AM
✅ Lābh
01:12:37 PM
ends 02:47:15 PM
✅ Amṛt
02:47:15 PM
ends 04:21:54 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 3
🗓 August 30, 2139
🔔 Ṛṣi Pañcamī, Śrī Balarāma Jayantī, Māsa Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
🌙 Tithi
Panchami (ends August/30 06:40:11 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
05:19:44 AM
🌇 Sunset
05:55:37 PM
✅ Lābh
08:28:43 AM
ends 10:03:12 AM
✅ Amṛt
10:03:12 AM
ends 11:37:41 AM
✅ Śubh
01:12:10 PM
ends 02:46:39 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 4
🗓 August 31, 2139
🔔 Vinchhuḍo Ārambha 09:15:44 PM
🌙 Tithi
Shashti (ends August/31 08:42:40 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
05:20:03 AM
🌇 Sunset
05:54:41 PM
✅ Amṛt
05:20:03 AM
ends 06:54:23 AM
✅ Śubh
08:28:42 AM
ends 10:03:02 AM
✅ Lābh
02:46:02 PM
ends 04:20:22 PM
✅ Amṛt
04:20:22 PM
ends 05:54:41 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 5
🗓 September 1, 2139
🔔 Śrī Mahālakṣmī Vratam Ārambha, Jyeṣṭhā Lakṣmī Vratam - Āvāhana, Kulaccīrai Nāyanār, Kāñci Mahāperiyavā Anuṣam
🌙 Tithi
Saptami (ends September/1 10:17:15 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
05:20:21 AM
🌇 Sunset
05:53:45 PM
✅ Lābh
10:02:52 AM
ends 11:37:03 AM
✅ Amṛt
11:37:03 AM
ends 01:11:14 PM
✅ Śubh
02:45:24 PM
ends 04:19:35 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 6
🗓 September 2, 2139
🔔 Rādhā Aṣṭamī, Jyeṣṭhā Gaurī Pūjā, 2nd Aḻakiyaciṅkar (Śrī Nārāyaṇa Yatīndra Mahādeśikan), Māsa Durgāṣṭamī
🌙 Tithi
Ashtami (ends September/2 11:14:52 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
05:20:39 AM
🌇 Sunset
05:52:49 PM
✅ Lābh
05:20:39 AM
ends 06:54:40 AM
✅ Amṛt
06:54:40 AM
ends 08:28:41 AM
✅ Śubh
10:02:42 AM
ends 11:36:44 AM
✅ Lābh
04:18:48 PM
ends 05:52:49 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 7
🗓 September 3, 2139
🔔 Jyeṣṭhā Lakṣmī Vratam - Visarjana, 28th Aḻakiyaciṅkar (Śrī Raṅganātha Śaṭhakopa Yatīndra Mahādeśikan), Śrīmad Kāṭantētti Āṇṭavan Tirunakṣatram, Kuṅkiliyak Kalaya Nāyanār, Vinchhuḍo Samāpti 06:35:26 AM
🌙 Tithi
Navami (ends September/3 11:28:45 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
05:20:56 AM
🌇 Sunset
05:51:52 PM
✅ Śubh
05:20:56 AM
ends 06:54:48 AM
✅ Lābh
11:36:24 AM
ends 01:10:16 PM
✅ Amṛt
01:10:16 PM
ends 02:44:08 PM
✅ Śubh
04:18:00 PM
ends 05:51:52 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 8
🗓 September 4, 2139
🌙 Tithi
Dashami (ends September/4 10:55:16 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
05:21:14 AM
🌇 Sunset
05:50:55 PM
✅ Lābh
06:54:56 AM
ends 08:28:39 AM
✅ Amṛt
08:28:39 AM
ends 10:02:22 AM
✅ Śubh
11:36:04 AM
ends 01:09:47 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 9
🗓 September 5, 2139
🔔 Vāmana Jayantī, Parivartinī Ekādaśī
🌙 Tithi
Ekadasi (ends September/5 09:34:17 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
05:21:31 AM
🌇 Sunset
05:49:57 PM
✅ Śubh
06:55:05 AM
ends 08:28:38 AM
✅ Lābh
01:09:18 PM
ends 02:42:51 PM
✅ Amṛt
02:42:51 PM
ends 04:16:24 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 10
🗓 September 6, 2139
🔔 Śravaṇa Dvādaśī, Abhinava Rāmānuja (35veṃ) Tirunakṣatram, Thiru Ōṇam, 🔱 Pradoṣam
🌙 Tithi
Dvadasi (ends September/6 07:28:58 AM), Trayodasi (ends September/7 04:45:09 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
05:21:49 AM
🌇 Sunset
05:48:59 PM
✅ Lābh
08:28:36 AM
ends 10:02:00 AM
✅ Amṛt
10:02:00 AM
ends 11:35:24 AM
✅ Śubh
01:08:48 PM
ends 02:42:12 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 11: Anant Chaturdashi
🗓 September 7, 2139
🔔 Ananta Caturdaśī, Āvaṇi Caturdaśī, Pañcaka Ārambha 02:06:09 PM
🌙 Tithi
Chaturdashi (ends September/8 01:30:48 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
05:22:06 AM
🌇 Sunset
05:48:01 PM
✅ Amṛt
05:22:06 AM
ends 06:55:20 AM
✅ Śubh
08:28:35 AM
ends 10:01:49 AM
✅ Lābh
02:41:32 PM
ends 04:14:47 PM
✅ Amṛt
04:14:47 PM
ends 05:48:01 PM
🌅 Pūrva Sūryodaya
August 27
05:18:49 AM
🌘 Tithi Ārambha
August 28
01:51:46 AM
🌅 Sunrise
August 28
05:19:08 AM
🌇 Sunset
August 28
05:57:26 PM
🌒 Tithi Samāpta
August 29
04:19:56 AM
🌅 Para Sūryodaya
August 29
05:19:26 AM
Pañcāṅga on This Day · Kolkata Calcutta
🌓 Tithi
Caturthī
⭐ Nakṣatra
Hasta
🔯 Yoga
Śubha
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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