Ganesh Chaturthi 2025: The festival celebrated with devotion for 10 days; Beliefs and significance

Most of the historians believe that this tradition of celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi for 10 days has been going on since the Peshwa period (17th Century). Later Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak made this festival a mass movement and unity.

New Delhi: The fragrance of religious fervour and devotion of Ganesh Chaturthi is flowing across the Nation. The festival celebrations begin on Wednesday 27 August to last for 10 days.

During these 10 days Ganpati Bappa is established in every house and in large number of pandals where devotees worship the Lord with all their heart and soul. This festival bears special significance as on the first day Ganpati Bappa is established and on the last day the idol of Lord Ganesh is immersed.

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Lord Ganesh: Destroyer Of Obstacles

This festival is celebrated from Chaturthi of Bhadrapada month to Anant Chaturdashi for 10 days. According to priests and astrologers Lord Ganesh is the destroyer of obstacles and the God of beginning. When He is installed on the Chaturthi of Bhadrapada month, it is widely believed that Ganpati resides in the house of devotees for these 10 days and provides happiness, prosperity and good fortune.

According to the Puranas Lord Ganesha was also born on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi. So the beginning is from this day and the immersion is done on the 10th day, Anant Chaturdashi.

10-Day Celebrations: A Backgrounder

Most of the historians believe that this tradition of celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi for 10 days has been going on since the Peshwa period (17th Century). Later Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak made this festival a mass movement and unity. Tilak took it out of private worship and gave it the form of a public festival where people could gather in large numbers for greater social unity increases. Since then Ganesh Utsav started being celebrated for 10 days on a large scale.

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When is Ganesh Visarjan?

According to Hinduism, Lord Ganesha is worshipped for ten days in a ritualistic manner. The day on which he is immersed at the end of the puja is considered the most auspicious day as the blessings of Ganesha are received on this day. Therefore, devotees bid farewell to Ganesha with great pomp on this day. This year, according to the Panchang, Ganpati Visarjan will take place on September 6.