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📍 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
August 25, 2123
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Ganesh Utsava Day 1: Ganesh Chaturthi
🗓 August 25, 2123
🔔 Yajur Upākarma (Kṛṣṇa Yajurveda, Hiraṇyakeśī Sūtra, first-timer), Sāma Upākarma, Gaṇeśa Caturthi, 44th Aḻakiyaciṅkar (Śrī Vedānta Deśika Yatīndra Mahādeśikan, Mukkūr)
🌙 Tithi
Chaturthi (ends August/25 04:04:27 PM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:54:10 AM
🌇 Sunset
05:51:33 PM
🕉 Madhyahna Kala (Prana Pratishtha)
12:00:57 PM
ends 12:44:46 PM
✅ Labh
06:54:10 AM
ends 08:16:20 AM
✅ Amrit
08:16:20 AM
ends 09:38:31 AM
✅ Shubh
11:00:41 AM
ends 12:22:51 PM
✅ Labh
04:29:23 PM
ends 05:51:33 PM
🌘 Chaturthi Begins
Aug 24
03:44:46 PM
🌅 Sunrise
Aug 25
06:54:10 AM
🕉 Madhyahna Kala Begins
Aug 25
12:00:57 PM
🕉 Madhyahna Kala Ends
Aug 25
12:44:46 PM
🌒 Chaturthi Ends
Aug 25
04:04:27 PM
🌇 Sunset
Aug 25
05:51:33 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 2
🗓 August 26, 2123
🔔 Ṛṣi Pañcamī
🌙 Tithi
Panchami (ends August/26 05:08:22 PM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:52:46 AM
🌇 Sunset
05:52:23 PM
✅ Shubh
06:52:46 AM
ends 08:15:13 AM
✅ Labh
12:22:35 PM
ends 01:45:02 PM
✅ Amrit
01:45:02 PM
ends 03:07:29 PM
✅ Shubh
04:29:56 PM
ends 05:52:23 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 3
🗓 August 27, 2123
🔔 Śrī Balarāma Jayantī, Māsa Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
🌙 Tithi
Shashti (ends August/27 06:52:16 PM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:51:22 AM
🌇 Sunset
05:53:13 PM
✅ Labh
08:14:06 AM
ends 09:36:50 AM
✅ Amrit
09:36:50 AM
ends 10:59:34 AM
✅ Shubh
12:22:18 PM
ends 01:45:02 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 4
🗓 August 28, 2123
🔔 Vinchhuḍo Ārambha 02:44:18 PM
🌙 Tithi
Saptami (ends August/28 09:06:49 PM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:49:57 AM
🌇 Sunset
05:54:03 PM
✅ Shubh
08:12:58 AM
ends 09:35:59 AM
✅ Labh
01:45:01 PM
ends 03:08:02 PM
✅ Amrit
03:08:02 PM
ends 04:31:02 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 5
🗓 August 29, 2123
🔔 Rādhā Aṣṭamī, Śrī Mahālakṣmī Vratam Ārambha, Jyeṣṭhā Lakṣmī Vratam - Āvāhana, Kulaccīrai Nāyanār, Kāñci Mahāperiyavā Anuṣam, Māsa Durgāṣṭamī
🌙 Tithi
Ashtami (ends August/29 11:38:21 PM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:48:31 AM
🌇 Sunset
05:54:53 PM
✅ Labh
09:35:07 AM
ends 10:58:25 AM
✅ Amrit
10:58:25 AM
ends 12:21:42 PM
✅ Shubh
01:45:00 PM
ends 03:08:18 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 6
🗓 August 30, 2123
🔔 Jyeṣṭhā Gaurī Pūjā, 2nd Aḻakiyaciṅkar (Śrī Nārāyaṇa Yatīndra Mahādeśikan), Vinchhuḍo Samāpti August/31 03:37:08 AM
🌙 Tithi
Navami (ends August/31 02:10:51 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:47:05 AM
🌇 Sunset
05:55:43 PM
✅ Amrit
06:47:05 AM
ends 08:10:40 AM
✅ Shubh
09:34:15 AM
ends 10:57:49 AM
✅ Labh
03:08:34 PM
ends 04:32:08 PM
✅ Amrit
04:32:08 PM
ends 05:55:43 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 7
🗓 August 31, 2123
🔔 Jyeṣṭhā Lakṣmī Vratam - Visarjana, 28th Aḻakiyaciṅkar (Śrī Raṅganātha Śaṭhakopa Yatīndra Mahādeśikan), Śrīmad Kāṭantētti Āṇṭavan Tirunakṣatram, Kuṅkiliyak Kalaya Nāyanār
🌙 Tithi
Dashami (ends September/1 04:28:34 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:45:38 AM
🌇 Sunset
05:56:33 PM
✅ Labh
10:57:14 AM
ends 12:21:06 PM
✅ Amrit
12:21:06 PM
ends 01:44:57 PM
✅ Shubh
03:08:49 PM
ends 04:32:41 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 8
🗓 September 1, 2123
🔔 Parivartinī Ekādaśī
🌙 Tithi
Ekadasi (ends September/2 06:18:38 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:44:10 AM
🌇 Sunset
05:57:23 PM
✅ Labh
06:44:10 AM
ends 08:08:19 AM
✅ Amrit
08:08:19 AM
ends 09:32:29 AM
✅ Shubh
10:56:38 AM
ends 12:20:47 PM
✅ Labh
04:33:14 PM
ends 05:57:23 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 9
🗓 September 2, 2123
🔔 Vāmana Jayantī, Vaiṣṇava Ekādaśī 🚩
🌙 Tithi
Dvadasi
🌅 Sunrise
06:42:42 AM
🌇 Sunset
05:58:13 PM
✅ Shubh
06:42:42 AM
ends 08:07:08 AM
✅ Labh
12:20:28 PM
ends 01:44:54 PM
✅ Amrit
01:44:54 PM
ends 03:09:20 PM
✅ Shubh
04:33:47 PM
ends 05:58:13 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 10
🗓 September 3, 2123
🔔 🔱 Pradoṣam
🌙 Tithi
Dvadasi (ends September/3 07:32:37 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:41:13 AM
🌇 Sunset
05:59:03 PM
✅ Labh
08:05:57 AM
ends 09:30:41 AM
✅ Amrit
09:30:41 AM
ends 10:55:24 AM
✅ Shubh
12:20:08 PM
ends 01:44:52 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 11: Anant Chaturdashi
🗓 September 4, 2123
🔔 Ṛk Upākarma (first-timer), Ananta Caturdaśī, Āvaṇi Caturdaśī, Abhinava Rāmānuja (35veṃ) Tirunakṣatram, Thiru Ōṇam, Pañcaka Ārambha September/5 12:03:30 AM
🌙 Tithi
Chaturdashi (ends September/5 08:02:17 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:39:44 AM
🌇 Sunset
05:59:53 PM
✅ Shubh
08:04:45 AM
ends 09:29:46 AM
✅ Labh
01:44:49 PM
ends 03:09:50 PM
✅ Amrit
03:09:50 PM
ends 04:34:52 PM
🌅 Pūrva Sūryodaya
Aug 24
06:55:32 AM
🌘 Tithi Ārambha
Aug 24
03:44:46 PM
🌅 Sunrise
Aug 25
06:54:10 AM
🌒 Tithi Samāpta
Aug 25
04:04:27 PM
🌇 Sunset
Aug 25
05:51:33 PM
🌅 Para Sūryodaya
Aug 26
06:52:46 AM
Pañcāṅga on This Day · Melbourne
🌓 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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