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:

1. Avahan (invitation)
2. Asan (offering a seat)
3. Padya (washing feet)
4. Arghya (offering holy water)
5. Achaman (sipping water)
6. Snan (bathing the idol)
7. Vastra (clothing)
8. Yajnopavita (sacred thread)
9. Gandha (fragrance)
10. Pushpa (flowers)
11. Dhoop (incense)
12. Deep (lamp)
13. Naivedya (food offering)
14. Tambula (betel leaf & nut)
15. Aarti
16. Pradakshina (circumambulation)