Ganesh Chaturthi 2022: All you may want to know about the festival

Ganesh Chaturthi, an auspicious festival comes once a year for Hindus. On Bhadrapada month, the Chaturthi date of Shukla Paksha is the date on which Lord Ganesha is worshipped.

This wonderful day is actually the birthday celebration of Lord Ganesha, who is also known as Lambodar, Vinayaka, Suk Karta (giver of happiness) and Dukh Harta (remover of sorrow). It is said that Lord Ganesha should be invoked before all the other gods to ensure success in any kind of endeavour.

Ganesh Chaturthi is not held on the same day every year. This year, the festival will fall on August 31.


Ganesh Chaturthi timings this year
Tithi begins at 3:33 PM, on August 30.
Tithi ends at 3:22 PM, on August 31.

Ganesh Chaturthi 2022: Artists give final touch to idols of Lord Ganesha

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Artists give final touches to idols of Lord Ganesha ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, at Lalbaugh workshop, in Mumbai on Monday.

Artists give final touches to idols of Lord Ganesha ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, at Lalbaugh workshop, in Mumbai on Monday.

An artist is seen working on the idol of Lord Ganesha, giving it final touch at a workshop ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.

An artist is seen working on the idol of Lord Ganesha, giving it final touch at a workshop ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.

An artisan is seen giving final touches to an eco-friendly idol Lord Ganesha at a workshop ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi on the outskirts of Hyderabad.

An artisan is seen giving final touches to an eco-friendly idol Lord Ganesha at a workshop ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi on the outskirts of Hyderabad.

An artisan gives final touches to eco-friendly Lord Ganesha's idol at a workshop in Hyderabad ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi.

An artisan gives final touches to eco-friendly Lord Ganesha's idol at a workshop in Hyderabad ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi.

An artisan engaged in finalising the Ganesh idols ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi festival preparation, in Kolkata on Sunday.

An artisan engaged in finalising the Ganesh idols ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi festival preparation, in Kolkata on Sunday.

An artist colors an idol of Riddhi, consort of Hindu god Ganesha being prepared for sale ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi festival, in Jammu, India.

An artist colors an idol of Riddhi, consort of Hindu god Ganesha being prepared for sale ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi festival, in Jammu, India.

The preparations for the idols of the Lord Ganesha started on Sunday (August 21) in workshops ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Ahmedabad.

The preparations for the idols of the Lord Ganesha started on Sunday (August 21) in workshops ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Ahmedabad.

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Anant Chaturdashi is the last day for Ganesh Chaturthi, which comes after 10 days. It is also the day of Visarjan. On this auspicious day, the Ganesh idol is bid goodbye by immersing it in water. This is done after carrying Lord Ganesha through the streets of the neighbourhood.

During Ganesh Chaturthi, there is a Madhyana Puja Shubh Muhurat, which comes between 11:05 AM and 1:38 PM.

All devotees are requested to avoid seeing the moon during Ganesh Chaturthi on August 30 and 31. There are timings but best avoid sighting the moon completely for two nights. The reason for not seeing the moon is that you might be falsely accused of stealing something. This is called Mithya Dosh. Lord Krishna was accused of stealing the Samyantaka Jewel as it is believed he saw the moon during Ganesh Chaturthi, and hence was cursed.