Ganesh Chaturthi, a 10-day festival dedicated to Lord Ganesha, is set to end tomorrow, September 9, 2022. The festival will conclude with Ganesh Visarjan, in which devotees bid farewell to Bappa and accept an invitation to return to their homes the following year. In 2022, Ganesh Chaturthi was on August 31 and will end on Friday (tomorrow).
It is the fourteenth day of the Bhadrapada month that the ten-day-long festivities come to an end, and that day is called Chaturdashi (Chatur means four and Dashi means ten). When Ganeshotsav (festival of Lord Ganesh) comes to an end, it marks the day of worshipping Lord Vishnu.
Anant Chaturdashi 2022: Shubh Muhurat
The auspicious timing for worshipping Lord Ganesha is from 6:03 am to 6:07 pm. Ravi Yog is from 6:03 am to 11:35 am, while the Sukarma Yog is from morning to 6:12 pm.
Anant Chaturdashi 2022: Puja Vidhi
On this day, devotees perform aarti by lighting a diya and incense sticks.
Following that, devotees offer flowers, modak, haldi-kumkum, roli, paan, and other offerings to the Ganesh idol before carrying it for visarjan.
Anant Chaturdashi 2022: Signficance
Lord Vishnu is also known as Anant, which means eternal, and Chaturdashi, which means fourteen. On the auspicious day of Anant Chaturdashi, men usually keep an Anant Chaturdashi fast to be relieved of all their past sins and for the well-being of their children and family, but anyone, regardless of age or gender, can observe the fast. People who fast on Chaturdashi, Lord Vishnu bestows health, wealth, lost property, and money on his devotees. Anant Chaturdashi is also known for the grand festival of Ganesha Visarjan, in which people bid farewell to Lord Ganesha on this day after worshipping him for ten days with complete dedication and devotion.
It is said that the Pandavas lost all their glory and wealth while gambling and were forced to live in exile for 12 years. King Yudhishthir requested that Lord Krishna suggest a solution to this problem, and Lord Krishna advised them to fast and worship Lord Anant on this specific day in order to reclaim their lost kingdom and glory.
