Ganesh Chaturthi is one of the major Hindu Festival which is celebrated across the country specially in the regions of Maharashtra and Telangana. The festival celebrates the birth anniversary of people’s favorite God which is Lord Ganesha. On this auspicious day Lord Ganesha was born. Ganesh Chaturthi festival is celebrated on Chaturthi Tithi of Shukla Paksha in the month of Bhadrapada. This year, Ganesh Chaturthi festival is being celebrated today i.e., on August 27, 2025.
Ganesh Chaturthi 2025 : Date and Time
| Tithi | Date and Time |
| Chaturthi Tithi Begins | August 26, 2025 – 01:54 PM |
| Chaturthi Tithi Ends | August 27, 2025 – 03:44 PM |
| Madhyahna Ganesha Puja Muhurat | August 27, 2025 – 11:05 AM to 01:40 PM |
| Time to avoid Moon sighting on previous day | August 26, 2025 – 01:54 PM to 08:29 PM |
| Time to avoid Moon sighting | August 27, 2025 – 09:28 AM to 08:57 PM |
Ganesh Chaturthi 2025: City Wise Shubh Muhurat
| City | Time |
| Pune | 11:21 AM to 01:51 PM |
| New Delhi | 11:05 AM to 01:40 PM |
| Chennai | 10:56 AM to 01:25 PM |
| Jaipur | 11:11 AM to 01:45 PM |
| Hyderabad | 11:02 AM to 01:33 PM |
| Gurgaon | 11:06 AM to 01:40 PM |
| Chandigarh | 11:07 AM to 01:42 PM |
| Kolkata | 10:22 AM to 12:54 PM |
| Mumbai | 11:24 AM to 01:55 PM |
| Bengaluru | 11:07 AM to 01:36 PM |
| Ahmedabad | 11:25 AM to 01:57 PM |
| Noida | 11:05 AM to 01:39 PM |
Ganesh Chaturthi 2025: Significance
Ganesh Chaturthi is one of the most prominent Hindu Festival. This day is celebrated with great grandeur and fervor. Ganesh Chaturthi is regarded as one of the most auspicious festivals. Devotees carry idols of Lord Ganesha home, where they worship him and keep him devotedly for eleven long days. You can keep the idol for 1 and half day, 3 days, 5 days, 7 days, 9 days and 11 days. The number of days that devotees wish to keep the idol at home is entirely up to their choice. On the day of Ganesh Chaturthi, devotees observe a fast and sincerely offer prayers to the Lord Ganesha.
Ganesh Chaturthi 2025: Puja Rituals
1. Get up early, take bath, and wear fresh, clean clothes.2. Cover a wooden plank with a piece of red or yellow fabric and adorn it with flowers.3. Place an idol of Lord Ganesha after sprinkling Ganga Jal.4. Light a diya, place haldi and kumkum tilak, offer clothes, Laddoo or Modak, yellow flowers, Meetha Paan, Paan supari laung, and five different kinds of dry foods to Lord Ganesha.5. Chant the mantra “Om Gan Ganpataye Namah” to begin the puja rites.6. Chat Ganesh Aarti and Recite Bindayak Katha and Shree Ganesh Stotram.7. Some individuals celebrate Lord Ganesha’s homecoming by hosting kirtan and bhajans at their homes.
Mantra
1. Om gan ganpataye namah .. !!2. Om ganeshaye namah .. !!3. Om Vignanaashnay Namah .. !!4. Om Vakratund Mahakaye Suryakoti Samaprabha, Nirvighnam kurumaye dev sarva karyeshu saravada .. !!