Sankashti Chaturthi 2024: According to the Hindu calendar, Lord Ganesha observes a fast on the Chaturthi day of Krishna Paksha in the month of Ashwin. People who worship Lord Ganesha on this day are rewarded with success, happiness and prosperity in life. By performing worship on the Sankashti Chaturthi day, all kinds of negativity and energies in the house can be removed. On this day, people observe a fast from sunrise to moonrise.
Sankashti Chaturthi Auspicious Time (Sankashti Chaturthi 2024 Shubh Muhurat)
Chaturthi Tithi of the month of Ashwin started on September 20, i.e. yesterday at 9.15 pm and the Tithi will end on September 21, i.e. today at 6.13 pm.
Time to worship Lord Ganesha – 7:40am to 9:11am
Evening Dharma Assembly—— 6:19pm to 7:47pm
Sankashti Chaturthi
On this day, first get up before sunrise and take a bath. Then put on clean clothes. Then place a pillar in the northeast corner of the worship room. Spread a red or yellow cloth on it and install the idol of Lord Ganesha. Then, make a resolution to fast while meditating on Lord Ganesha.
To start the worship rituals, offer water, Durva, Akshat and betel leaves to Lord Ganesha. Pray to Lord Ganesha for a good life and chant the mantra “Gam Ganapataye Namah” during this. Offer Motichoor laddu, boondi or yellow modak as Prasad to Lord Ganesha. Finally, to complete the puja, place a lamp of ghee, lentils and whole chilies in the next part of the triangle. After the puja, offer agya with milk, sandalwood and honey to Chandra. Then accept the Prasad.
Interesting story of Sankashti Chaturthi
According to legend, Mother Parvati created Lord Ganesha from the mud of her own body and one day when she was a child, she asked him to sit at the gate while she herself went to take a bath. While leaving, Mother Parvati told Lord Ganesha not to allow anyone to come in, but during this time Lord Shiva arrived there. As Mother Parvati had ordered Lord Ganesha not to let anyone in, Ganesha did not let Lord Shiva in and stopped him at the gate. Due to this, Lord Shiva became very angry and he beheaded Lord Ganesha.
When mother Parvati learned about this after taking a bath, she was very sad. Later, to remove the sorrow of mother Parvati, Lord Shiva placed the head of the newborn elephant on the body of Lord Ganesha. It is said that at that time the severed head of Lord Ganesha fell on the moon. It is believed that the tradition of offering Arghya to the moon is due to this reason. Even on the day of Sankashti Chaturthi, offering Arghya to the moon is considered auspicious.
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