This 10 day auspicious festival of GaneshChaturthi  is also known asVinayaka Chavithi. According to the Hindu calendar, the event is held in theBhadra month, which comes between mid-August and mid-September. 

It is the birthday of Lord Ganesha, the elephant-headed deity.

This pandemic has changed a lot of things but the excitement for this festival cannot be faded. This year this will also be celebrated by following guidelines.

WHY IT IS CELEBRATED

Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated as the birthday of Ganesha, it is also said that they bring happiness, prosperity and wisdom to your house with him. It is mainly celebrated in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, and Uttar Pradesh.

HOW PEOPLE CELEBRATE GANESH CHATURTHI

People bring ganesha to their house, they regurlarly worship him with different rituals, they celebrate the each day so excitedly with bhajans and bhog of modak, as it their favorite sweet. After 10 days they immerse him in the water bodies and invite them for the next year.

Local youth groups also celebrate this festival together by collecting funds from the localities and organizing a grand celebration on the day on ganpativisargan.

CELEBRATING THIS ECO FRIENDLY AND WITH COVID-NORMS

Here are some tips which will help you to celebrate this festival with environment too.

CLAY GANESHA IDOL

This is the best way to serve the environment and make your festival special. As it is not allowed to immerse idols in water bodies, you can easily immerse them in the tub in your house.

ONE GANESHA WITH EVERYONE

In your locality, rather than bringing separate ganesha you can worship one together, and immerse him in the water while following the social distancing. This will be more fun and eco-friendly.

SMALL GANESHA IDOL

Size does not matter while talking about spirituality, worshiping a small idol will be budget friendly and environment friendly.

YOUR OWN GANESHA

Creative mind of young people is their weapon to find against all odds. You can make your own Ganesh at home with clay, paper or any other DIY.

GANESH CHATURTHI IN 2021

This year people will celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi on 10 September and Ganesh Visarjan will be on 19 September. Because Lord Ganesha is believed to have been born during the Madhyana era (noon), the preferred Puja time is in the afternoon.According to folklore, the Lord returns to Mount Kailasha to see his parents, Lord Shiva and Devi Parvati, on the tenth day after the Ganpati is immersed.