Ganesh Visarjan 2024 Date: Anant Chaturdashi is considered one of the most auspicious days for Ganesha Visarjan. It will fall on Tuesday, September 17, 2024. On September 16, 2024, Chaturdashi Tithi begins at 3:10 PM and remains till 11:44 AM on September 17, 2024. However, some people perform Ganesh Visarjan on the 3rd of Sthapana, some on the 5th day, or some on the 7th day as per their belief or family culture.
Here are some auspicious Muhurta for saying goodbye to Ganesha on this day:
- Muhurta Morning (Chara, Labha, Amrita): 09:11 AM – 01:47 PM
- Afternoon Muhurta (Shubha): 3:19 PM to 4:51 PM
- Evening Muhurta (Labha): 7:51 PM to 9:19 PM
- Night Muhurta (Shubha, Amrita, Chara): 10:47 PM to 3:12 AM, September 18.
Why do we celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi?
Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated as the birth of Lord Ganesha or “the Lord of Beginnings”. As we all know Lord Ganesha is the eldest son of Lord Shiva and Lord Parvathi. There are two popular stories behind Ganesh Chaturthi 2024.
The first is Lord Parvati created Lord Ganesha to protect her while taking a bath in the absence of Lord Shiva. However, Lord Shiva came back home and wished to enter but Lord Ganesha came in the way of Shiva and thus angered him. Angered Lord Shiva beheaded the head of Baby Ganesha. When Goddess Parvati came to know this truth, she was extremely disappointed.
Lord Shiva promised to bring Lord Ganesha back to life. He ordered his disciples to look for the head of the first living creature they noticed so that they could attach it to the body of Lord Ganesha. His devotees came back with the head of an infant elephant and replaced Ganesha’s head, to take him back to life. Further in this context, after this incident, Lord Shiva named Lord Ganesha “Ganapati: The leader of the Ganas”.
The second story behind this auspicious day was Devas requested Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati to draw out a person to help Devas. Hence, they created Lord Ganesha so that he could help Devas against rakshasas.
The Hindu Tradition
As per Hindu Tradition, there are three steps in every pooja Avahan (invitation or invocation), puja (worship), and Yathasthan (sendoff).
Avahan: Place the chief deity of the puja on an elevated platform and place a Kalash.
Puja: In this stage where numerous rituals are performed such as offering flowers, Prashad, mantras, and prayer.
Yathasthan:
Finally, we thank God for coming amongst us and sending them back home. We wave the lighted lamp to show love and respect and say a prayer saying goodbye.
Ganesh Visarjan Vidhi
| On the auspicious day of visarjan, it is suggested that all members come together and chant the holy mantras along with performing a few rituals. It includes the offerings of the Dhoop, Deep, Pushpa, Gandha, and Naivedya. Offer Bappa’s favorite Modaks and Laddos. |
| After that, perform aarti before Bappa’s return journey and ask Bappa to forgive any mistake and bless the family and friends. |
| Furthermore, gently shift Bappa, to mark the start of his journey home. |
| Put akshat over Lord Ganesha and request the diety for early return. |
| Serve curd and sugar to Bappa for a well-and-safe journey. |
| Offer Coconut, Sugar, Jaggery, and Grains to Bappa for His heavenly journey. |
| Walk around Bappa in a circle to get His blessings. |
| It is essential that the male family member carry Bappa with His face towards the house and take Him around for a final round. |
| Breaking of Coconut: Break a coconut when Bappa comes out, as in the loud chants of “गणपती बाप्पा मोरया, पुढच्या वर्षी लवकर या” for auspiciousness. |
| Once again do the aarti with Bappa at the Visarjan spot and immerse Bappa in water very gently. |
| It is essential that one member of the family should be in the house with the doors open till the visarjan is completed. |
Final Glimpse
Today in this article we learned about Ganesh Visarjan 2024. Also, we learned about the auspicious time of Ganesh Visarjan 2024. As you all know Ganesh ji is worshipped as the first deity in Hinduism.
On the day of Ganesh Chaturthi, Indians install Ganesh ji in their homes. After that, Ganesh ji is worshipped for 10 days, after which on the 10th day Ganesh ji is immersed with great pomp. To learn more about Hindu festivals, visit The Entertain Adda.