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Gaṇeśa Caturthi 1912: Calgary, Alberta

Bhādrapada Śukla Chaturthī: Gaṇeśa Sthāpana muhūrta

📍 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
‹ 1912 ›
Gaṇeśa Caturthi · 1912
📍 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
September 13, 1912
Bhādrapada Śukla Chaturthī: Gaṇeśa Sthāpana muhūrta
Ganeshotsav, Day by Day · Calgary
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Ganesh Utsava Day 1: Ganesh Chaturthi
🗓 September 13, 1912
🔔 Hartālikā Tīj,Svarṇa Gaurī Vrataṃ,Kevāḍā Tīj, Gaṇeśa Caturthi, Śukra Asta Samāpti, Manvādi Tithi 7
🌙 Tithi
Chaturthi (ends September/14 11:42:24 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:10:05 AM
🌇 Sunset
06:54:49 PM
🕉 Madhyāhna Kāla (Prāṇa Pratiṣṭhā)
12:06:58 PM
ends 12:57:57 PM
✅ Lābh
07:45:41 AM
ends 09:21:16 AM
✅ Amṛt
09:21:16 AM
ends 10:56:52 AM
✅ Śubh
12:32:27 PM
ends 02:08:03 PM
🌅 Sunrise
September 13
06:10:05 AM
🕉 Madhyāhna Kāla Ārambha
September 13
12:06:58 PM
🕉 Madhyāhna Kāla Samāpta
September 13
12:57:57 PM
🌘 Caturthī Ārambha
September 13
01:04:03 PM
🌇 Sunset
September 13
06:54:49 PM
🌒 Caturthī Samāpta
September 14
11:42:24 AM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 2
🗓 September 14, 1912
🔔 Ṛṣi Pañcamī
🌙 Tithi
Chaturthi (ends September/14 11:42:24 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:11:39 AM
🌇 Sunset
06:52:33 PM
✅ Śubh
07:46:46 AM
ends 09:21:53 AM
✅ Lābh
02:07:13 PM
ends 03:42:20 PM
✅ Amṛt
03:42:20 PM
ends 05:17:26 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 3
🗓 September 15, 1912
🔔 Ṛṣi Pañcamī, Śrī Balarāma Jayantī, Vinchhuḍo Ārambha 11:20:48 AM, Sūrya Saṅkramaṇa, Māsa Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
🌙 Tithi
Panchami (ends September/15 11:06:16 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:13:13 AM
🌇 Sunset
06:50:17 PM
✅ Lābh
09:22:29 AM
ends 10:57:07 AM
✅ Amṛt
10:57:07 AM
ends 12:31:45 PM
✅ Śubh
02:06:23 PM
ends 03:41:01 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 4
🗓 September 16, 1912
🔔 Jyeṣṭhā Lakṣmī Vratam - Āvāhana, Kāñci Mahāperiyavā Anuṣam
🌙 Tithi
Shashti (ends September/16 11:16:52 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:14:47 AM
🌇 Sunset
06:48:00 PM
✅ Amṛt
06:14:47 AM
ends 07:48:56 AM
✅ Śubh
09:23:05 AM
ends 10:57:14 AM
✅ Lābh
03:39:42 PM
ends 05:13:51 PM
✅ Amṛt
05:13:51 PM
ends 06:48:00 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 5
🗓 September 17, 1912
🔔 Śrī Mahālakṣmī Vratam Ārambha, Jyeṣṭhā Gaurī Pūjā, Vinchhuḍo Samāpti 08:14:48 PM
🌙 Tithi
Saptami (ends September/17 12:11:56 PM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:16:21 AM
🌇 Sunset
06:45:44 PM
✅ Lābh
10:57:22 AM
ends 12:31:02 PM
✅ Amṛt
12:31:02 PM
ends 02:04:43 PM
✅ Śubh
03:38:23 PM
ends 05:12:03 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 6
🗓 September 18, 1912
🔔 Rādhā Aṣṭamī, Jyeṣṭhā Lakṣmī Vratam - Visarjana, Māsa Durgāṣṭamī
🌙 Tithi
Ashtami (ends September/18 01:45:28 PM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:17:55 AM
🌇 Sunset
06:43:27 PM
✅ Lābh
06:17:55 AM
ends 07:51:07 AM
✅ Amṛt
07:51:07 AM
ends 09:24:18 AM
✅ Śubh
10:57:30 AM
ends 12:30:41 PM
✅ Lābh
05:10:16 PM
ends 06:43:27 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 7
🗓 September 19, 1912
🔔 Tirukkuṭantai Deśikan Tirunakṣatram
🌙 Tithi
Navami (ends September/19 03:48:22 PM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:19:29 AM
🌇 Sunset
06:41:10 PM
✅ Śubh
06:19:29 AM
ends 07:52:12 AM
✅ Lābh
12:30:20 PM
ends 02:03:03 PM
✅ Amṛt
02:03:03 PM
ends 03:35:45 PM
✅ Śubh
05:08:28 PM
ends 06:41:10 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 8
🗓 September 20, 1912
🔔 Ēnāthināthan Nāyanār
🌙 Tithi
Dashami (ends September/20 06:09:31 PM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:21:04 AM
🌇 Sunset
06:38:54 PM
✅ Lābh
07:53:18 AM
ends 09:25:31 AM
✅ Amṛt
09:25:31 AM
ends 10:57:45 AM
✅ Śubh
12:29:59 PM
ends 02:02:12 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 9
🗓 September 21, 1912
🔔 Ṛk Upākarma (first-timer), Śravaṇa Dvādaśī, Viṣṇu Śṛṅkhalā Yoga, Abhinava Rāmānuja (35veṃ) Tirunakṣatram, Nigamānta Mahādeśika Tirunakṣatram (Parakāla Maṭha), Periya Brahmatantra (1veṃ) Tirunakṣatram, Vedānta Deśika Tirunakṣatram, Kanyā Śrāvaṇam, Puraṭṭāsi Śanikkiḻamai, Parivartinī Ekādaśī
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Ekadasi (ends September/21 08:37:21 PM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:22:38 AM
🌇 Sunset
06:36:37 PM
✅ Śubh
07:54:23 AM
ends 09:26:08 AM
✅ Lābh
02:01:22 PM
ends 03:33:07 PM
✅ Amṛt
03:33:07 PM
ends 05:04:52 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 10
🗓 September 22, 1912
🔔 Vāmana Jayantī, Pañcaka Ārambha 08:36:58 PM
🌙 Tithi
Dvadasi (ends September/22 11:01:13 PM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:24:13 AM
🌇 Sunset
06:34:20 PM
✅ Lābh
09:26:45 AM
ends 10:58:01 AM
✅ Amṛt
10:58:01 AM
ends 12:29:17 PM
✅ Śubh
02:00:33 PM
ends 03:31:48 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 11
🗓 September 23, 1912
🔔 Narciṅga Muṇaiyaraya Nāyanār, 🔱 Pradoṣam, Soma Pradoṣam
🌙 Tithi
Trayodasi (ends September/24 01:12:27 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:25:48 AM
🌇 Sunset
06:32:04 PM
✅ Amṛt
06:25:48 AM
ends 07:56:35 AM
✅ Śubh
09:27:22 AM
ends 10:58:09 AM
✅ Lābh
03:30:30 PM
ends 05:01:17 PM
✅ Amṛt
05:01:17 PM
ends 06:32:04 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 12: Anant Chaturdashi
🗓 September 24, 1912
🔔 Ananta Caturdaśī, Puraṭṭāci Caturdaśī, 17th Aḻakiyaciṅkar (Śrī Vīrarāghava Vedānta Yatīndra Mahādeśikan)
🌙 Tithi
Chaturdashi (ends September/25 03:04:43 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
06:27:23 AM
🌇 Sunset
06:29:47 PM
✅ Lābh
10:58:17 AM
ends 12:28:35 PM
✅ Amṛt
12:28:35 PM
ends 01:58:53 PM
✅ Śubh
03:29:11 PM
ends 04:59:29 PM
🌅 Pūrva Sūryodaya
September 12
06:08:31 AM
🌅 Sunrise
September 13
06:10:05 AM
🌘 Tithi Ārambha
September 13
01:04:03 PM
🌇 Sunset
September 13
06:54:49 PM
🌅 Para Sūryodaya
September 14
06:11:39 AM
🌒 Tithi Samāpta
September 14
11:42:24 AM
Pañcāṅga on This Day · Calgary
🌓 Tithi
Tṛtīyā
⭐ Nakṣatra
Citrā
🔯 Yoga
Brahma
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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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