Ganesh Chaturthi 2019: All about the festival of Lord Ganesha
New Delhi, Aug 27: Ganesh Chaturthi 2019 is almost here. In this article we explain the importance about the festival.
Before that one must know the puja timings for Ganesh Chaturthi.
Ganesh Chaturthi 2019: Date and Puja Timings For
- Ganesh Chaturthi begins on Monday, September 2, 2019
- Madhyahna Ganesha Puja Muhurat: 11.05 AM to 01.36PM
- Ganesha Visarjan falls on Thursday, September 12, 2019
- Chaturthi Tithi Begins: 04.57 AM on September 02, 2019
- Chaturthi Tithi Ends: 01:54 AM on September 03, 2019
How to make eco-friendly Ganesha idols at home
Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated as the birth anniversary of Lord Ganesha. The festival is celebrated with great fervour and pomp mainly in states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh along with many other parts of India.
Ganesh Chaturthi is the day Lord Ganesh is worshipped for wisdom, prosperity, good fortune and wellbeing.
Ganesh Chaturthi 2019: Importance, Date and Time
On Ganesh Chaturthi day people get Ganesha's idols and install them at home. These days along with ornate idols simple eco-friendly Ganesha idols too are available.
For
next
few
days
people
do
pujas,
aarti's
and
special
feast
everyday
is
made
for
Lord
Ganesh.
The
festivity
of
Ganesh
Chaturthi
and
Lord
Ganesha's
festival
ends
on
the
10th
day
that
is
Anant
Chaturdashi.
This
is
day
when
Lord
Ganesha's
idol
it
taken
out
in
a
procession
and
immersed
in
the
water
also
known
in
many
parts
as
Ganesh
Visarjan.
Importance
of
Ganesh
Chaturthi
It is believed that Lord Ganesha was on Shukhla Paksha of Bhadrapad month of the Hindu Calendar.
Ganesh is the lord of arts, sciences and is considered as god of wisdom, he is known by 108 names.
There are many legends related to Lord Ganesha's birth. According to one version Goddess Parvati created Lord Ganesha out of dirt off her body while having a bath and set him to guard her door while she was finishing her bath. Lord Shiva had gone out and upon his return Ganesha who did not know him denied him entry. An angry Shiva severed the head of Ganesha in a fight between the two.
Parvati was enraged and Lord Shiva promised Ganesha will be alive again. The gods went in search and brought back elephants head which Shiva fixed on the child's head and brought him back to life.
Ganesh Chaturthi 2019: Why is Lord Ganesha worshipped before any auspicious work
The other legend has it that Ganesha was created by Shiva and Parvati on request of the Devas to be a vighankarta(obstacle-creator) in the path of Rakshasas (demons) and as a Vighnahartaa(obstacle-averted) to help the Devas.
On the Ganesh Chaturthi day and during the festival Lord Ganesha's offered different types of Prasad after the Aarti or prayers. His favourites being Modak, Ladoos, Kheer and many other sweets.