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Bhādrapada Śukla Chaturthī: Gaṇeśa Sthāpana muhūrta

📍 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Gaṇeśa Caturthi · 1914
📍 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
August 24, 1914
Bhādrapada Śukla Chaturthī: Gaṇeśa Sthāpana muhūrta
Ganeshotsav, Day by Day · Calgary
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Ganesh Utsava Day 1: Ganesh Chaturthi
🗓 August 24, 1914
🔔 Gaṇeśa Caturthi, 44th Aḻakiyaciṅkar (Śrī Vedānta Deśika Yatīndra Mahādeśikan, Mukkūr)
🌙 Tithi
Chaturthi (ends August/24 06:34:32 PM)
🌅 Sunrise
05:38:08 AM
🌇 Sunset
07:39:50 PM
🕉 Madhyāhna Kāla (Prāṇa Pratiṣṭhā)
12:10:56 PM
ends 01:07:03 PM
✅ Amṛt
05:38:08 AM
ends 07:23:21 AM
✅ Śubh
09:08:34 AM
ends 10:53:46 AM
✅ Lābh
04:09:25 PM
ends 05:54:38 PM
✅ Amṛt
05:54:38 PM
ends 07:39:50 PM
🌘 Caturthī Ārambha
August 23
09:26:13 PM
🌅 Sunrise
August 24
05:38:08 AM
🕉 Madhyāhna Kāla Ārambha
August 24
12:10:56 PM
🕉 Madhyāhna Kāla Samāpta
August 24
01:07:03 PM
🌒 Caturthī Samāpta
August 24
06:34:32 PM
🌇 Sunset
August 24
07:39:50 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 2
🗓 August 25, 1914
🔔 Ṛṣi Pañcamī, Māsa Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
🌙 Tithi
Panchami (ends August/25 03:48:19 PM)
🌅 Sunrise
05:39:42 AM
🌇 Sunset
07:37:45 PM
✅ Lābh
10:53:58 AM
ends 12:38:43 PM
✅ Amṛt
12:38:43 PM
ends 02:23:28 PM
✅ Śubh
04:08:14 PM
ends 05:52:59 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 3
🗓 August 26, 1914
🔔 Śrī Balarāma Jayantī, Vinchhuḍo Ārambha August/27 02:33:56 AM
🌙 Tithi
Shashti (ends August/26 01:13:19 PM)
🌅 Sunrise
05:41:15 AM
🌇 Sunset
07:35:38 PM
✅ Lābh
05:41:15 AM
ends 07:25:33 AM
✅ Amṛt
07:25:33 AM
ends 09:09:51 AM
✅ Śubh
10:54:09 AM
ends 12:38:27 PM
✅ Lābh
05:51:20 PM
ends 07:35:38 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 4
🗓 August 27, 1914
🔔 Rādhā Aṣṭamī, Śrī Mahālakṣmī Vratam Ārambha, Jyeṣṭhā Lakṣmī Vratam - Āvāhana, Dūrvāṣṭamī, Kulaccīrai Nāyanār, Kāñci Mahāperiyavā Anuṣam
🌙 Tithi
Saptami (ends August/27 10:54:22 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
05:42:49 AM
🌇 Sunset
07:33:31 PM
✅ Śubh
05:42:49 AM
ends 07:26:39 AM
✅ Lābh
12:38:10 PM
ends 02:22:00 PM
✅ Amṛt
02:22:00 PM
ends 04:05:50 PM
✅ Śubh
05:49:40 PM
ends 07:33:31 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 5
🗓 August 28, 1914
🔔 Jyeṣṭhā Gaurī Pūjā, 2nd Aḻakiyaciṅkar (Śrī Nārāyaṇa Yatīndra Mahādeśikan), Māsa Durgāṣṭamī
🌙 Tithi
Ashtami (ends August/28 08:55:23 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
05:44:22 AM
🌇 Sunset
07:31:22 PM
✅ Lābh
07:27:45 AM
ends 09:11:07 AM
✅ Amṛt
09:11:07 AM
ends 10:54:30 AM
✅ Śubh
12:37:52 PM
ends 02:21:15 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 6
🗓 August 29, 1914
🔔 Jyeṣṭhā Lakṣmī Vratam - Visarjana, 28th Aḻakiyaciṅkar (Śrī Raṅganātha Śaṭhakopa Yatīndra Mahādeśikan), Śrīmad Kāṭantētti Āṇṭavan Tirunakṣatram, Kuṅkiliyak Kalaya Nāyanār, Vinchhuḍo Samāpti 06:03:47 AM
🌙 Tithi
Navami (ends August/29 07:19:20 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
05:45:56 AM
🌇 Sunset
07:29:13 PM
✅ Śubh
07:28:51 AM
ends 09:11:45 AM
✅ Lābh
02:20:29 PM
ends 04:03:24 PM
✅ Amṛt
04:03:24 PM
ends 05:46:19 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 7
🗓 August 30, 1914
🔔 Parivartinī Ekādaśī
🌙 Tithi
Dashami (ends August/30 06:08:19 AM), Ekadasi (ends August/31 05:23:45 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
05:47:30 AM
🌇 Sunset
07:27:04 PM
✅ Lābh
09:12:23 AM
ends 10:54:50 AM
✅ Amṛt
10:54:50 AM
ends 12:37:17 PM
✅ Śubh
02:19:43 PM
ends 04:02:10 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 8
🗓 August 31, 1914
🔔 Vāmana Jayantī, Vaiṣṇava Ekādaśī 🚩
🌙 Tithi
Dvadasi (ends September/1 05:06:28 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
05:49:03 AM
🌇 Sunset
07:24:54 PM
✅ Amṛt
05:49:03 AM
ends 07:31:02 AM
✅ Śubh
09:13:01 AM
ends 10:55:00 AM
✅ Lābh
04:00:56 PM
ends 05:42:55 PM
✅ Amṛt
05:42:55 PM
ends 07:24:54 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 9
🗓 September 1, 1914
🔔 Abhinava Rāmānuja (35veṃ) Tirunakṣatram, Thiru Ōṇam, 🔱 Pradoṣam, Bhauma Pradoṣam
🌙 Tithi
Trayodasi (ends September/2 05:16:57 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
05:50:37 AM
🌇 Sunset
07:22:43 PM
✅ Lābh
10:55:09 AM
ends 12:36:40 PM
✅ Amṛt
12:36:40 PM
ends 02:18:10 PM
✅ Śubh
03:59:41 PM
ends 05:41:12 PM
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Ganesh Utsava Day 10: Anant Chaturdashi
🗓 September 2, 1914
🔔 Ananta Caturdaśī, Āvaṇi Caturdaśī, Pañcaka Ārambha 07:26:18 PM
🌙 Tithi
Chaturdashi (ends September/3 05:55:13 AM)
🌅 Sunrise
05:52:10 AM
🌇 Sunset
07:20:31 PM
✅ Lābh
05:52:10 AM
ends 07:33:13 AM
✅ Amṛt
07:33:13 AM
ends 09:14:16 AM
✅ Śubh
10:55:18 AM
ends 12:36:21 PM
✅ Lābh
05:39:29 PM
ends 07:20:31 PM
🌅 Pūrva Sūryodaya
August 23
05:36:34 AM
🌘 Tithi Ārambha
August 23
09:26:13 PM
🌅 Sunrise
August 24
05:38:08 AM
🌒 Tithi Samāpta
August 24
06:34:32 PM
🌇 Sunset
August 24
07:39:50 PM
🌅 Para Sūryodaya
August 25
05:39:42 AM
Pañcāṅga on This Day · Calgary
🌓 Tithi
Caturthī
⭐ Nakṣatra
Hasta
🔯 Yoga
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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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