June 7, 2024
Ganesh Chaturthi pooja 2025
Ganesh Chaturthi pooja -2025
Ganesh Chaturthi 2025 Date & Sthapana Timings
Ganesh Chaturthi is observed on the Chaturthi Tithi of Shukla Paksha in the Bhadrapada month. In 2025, it falls on:
- Ganesh Chaturthi Begins: August 26, 2025, at 1:56 PM
- Ganesh Chaturthi Ends: August 27, 2025, at 3:46 PM
- Sthapana Muhurat: August 27, 5:36 AM to 8:48 AM & 10:23 AM to 11:59 AM
Ganesh Visarjan 2025: Auspicious Timings
Visarjan, the symbolic farewell of Lord Ganesha, marks the conclusion of the festival.
- Chaturdashi Begins: September 6, 2025, at 3:15 AM
- Chaturdashi Ends: September 7, 2025, at 1:42 AM
- Immersion Muhurat: 7:14 AM to 8:48 AM and 11:56 AM to 4:38 PM (September 6 or 7)
Rituals of Ganesh Mahotsav
Ganesh Sthapana (Installation)
The idol is installed in a clean, sacred space—facing east or north—decorated with flowers, rangoli, and lamps. After performing the Pran Pratishtha ritual, the idol is treated as a living deity through daily puja and offerings.
Shodashopachara Puja: 16-Step Ritual
This traditional form of Ganesh worship includes:
- Avahan (invitation)
- Asan (offering a seat)
- Padya (washing feet)
- Arghya (offering holy water)
- Achaman (sipping water)
- Snan (bathing the idol)
- Vastra (clothing)
- Yajnopavita (sacred thread)
- Gandha (fragrance)
- Pushpa (flowers)
- Dhoop (incense)
- Deep (lamp)
- Naivedya (food offering)
- Tambula (betel leaf & nut)
- Aarti
- Pradakshina (circumambulation)