Ganesh Chaturthi 2022. This day marks the birth of Lord Ganesha. This year it will be celebrated on August 31, 2022. Read about it’s significance, puja muhurat & rituals.
By: Dr. Palash Thhakur (Celebrity Astrologer, Numerologist, Tarot Reader, Holistic Healer)
Ganesh Chaturthi is also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi. This festival is one of the most eagerly awaited and widely celebrated in India. This involves 16 steps.
- Avahana and Pratishthapan. (Invoking Lord Ganesha)
- Asana Samarpan. (Offering seat)
- Padya Samarpan. (Washing the feet of Lord Ganesha)
- Arghya Samarpan. (Offering water to wash hands & feet)
- Achamana. (Offering water to drink)
- Snana. (Bathing Lord Ganesha with panchamrit, water, madhu)
- Vastra Samarpan. (Dressing in clean clothes or offering Moli)
- Yajnovavita Samarpan. (Offering clean sacred thread)
- Sugandha. (Offering scent or sandalwood paste)
- Akshata. (Offering fresh flowers)
- Pushpamala, ShamiPatra, Durvankura, Sindur. (Offering four items)
- Dhoop. (Spreading incense smoke throughout the alter)
- Deep Samarpan. (Waving a lamp/deepak to illuminate the alter)
- Naivedya. (Offering food to Lord Ganesha)
- Taambula. (Offering a mix of beetle nuts and leaves)
- Neerajan & Visarjan (performing aarti, offering flowers, doing pradakshina & visarjan)
Ganesh Chaturthi 2022 Auspicious Puja Muhurat
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Ganesha Chaturthi on Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Madhyahna Ganesha Puja Muhurat – 11:11 AM to 01:43 PM
Ganesha Visarjan on Friday, September 9, 2022
On previous day time to avoid Moon sighting – 03:33 PM to 08:46 PM, Aug 30
Time to avoid Moon sighting – 09:31 AM to 09:18 PM
Chaturthi Tithi Begins – 03:33 PM on Aug 30, 2022
Chaturthi Tithi Ends – 03:22 PM on Aug 31, 2022
READ / PRINT GANESH CHATURTHI AARTI IN HINDI HERE
Significance of Ganesh Chaturthi
Goddess Parvati is the creator of Lord Ganesha or Ganpati. Once, in the absence of Lord Shiva, she used her sandalwood paste to create Lord Ganesha to guard the door while she was bathing. Soon, Shiva arrived but Lord Ganpati did not let him enter the doorway, following his mother’s orders. Enrag
ed, Lord Shiva cut off Ganesha’s head. Looking at this incident, Goddess Parvati took the form of angry Kaali and threated to destroy the world. All the disciples requested Lord Shiva to calm her down, fearing end of the world. To this, Shiva ordered his disciples to get a head of the first child they find, which happened to be an elephant.
They brought his head to Lord Shiva who then placed it on top of Ganesha’s body & brought him back to life. This calmed down Kaali’s rage. Goddess Parvati was filled with joy again. Lord Ganesha was hailed, welcomed & prayed for his life and new beginning.