Ganesh Chaturthi 2019 Date in India: From Ganesh Aagman Tithi to Gauri Puja to Anant Chaturdashi, Here's The Full Schedule of The 10-Day Ganeshotsav

The festival of Ganeshotsav is soon approaching and the enthusiasm is all over. The preparations to welcome Lord Ganesha at home have begun. It is one of the most-awaited festivals around the year. Devotees get in an idol of Lord Ganesha and perform elaborate worship for a fixed number of days. The festival begins with Ganesh Chaturthi on September 2 and ends with Anant Chaturdashi on September 12. But other than Ganpati Puja, there is also the arrival of Goddess Gauri, which is called the Jyeshtha Gauri Avahana. So within the festival of Ganeshotsav, there are few other important festive occasions. To avoid any confusion regarding the dates and celebrations, we give you all the important dates of Ganeshotsav celebrations. Ganesh Chaturthi 2019 Date: Significance, Rituals, Celebrations Related to the 10-Day Ganpati Utsav.

Ganeshotsav 2019 will begin from Ganesh Chaturthi and end with Anant Chaturdashi, the immersion or visarajan day. This year Ganesh Chaturthi will be celebrated on September 2. Those who have household celebrations, keep the Lord Ganesha idol at their house for a specific number of days. So the Ganpati visarjan takes place on a day and a half, and on the fifth, seventh and eleventh day of the festival. Ahead of Ganeshotsav 2019, we give you all the important dates of the festival.

Ganesh Chaturthi- September 2, 2019.

Gauri Avahana- September 5, 2019

Gauri Visarjan- September 7, 2019

Anant Chaturdashi- September 12, 2019

The festival of Ganeshotsav is celebrated with great enthusiasm in the country. Since it is a 10-day festival there are celebrations on a larger scale that take place throughout the festive period. People who do not bring in Lord Ganesha home, do have Gauri Puja. At some households, there is both Gauri Avahana and Ganesh puja. So it is an extensive celebration and all devotees make sure they seek blessings from their favourite Lord, Vinayaka. The final immersion of Ganpati idols even at public pandals will be on the last day of Anant Chaturdashi. We wish you have a Happy Ganeshotsav 2019!

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