
Ganesh Chaturthi
Ganesh Chaturthi, also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi or Vinayaka Chavithi or Vinayagar Chaturthi, is a Hindu festival celebrating the birthday of Hindu deity Ganesh. The festival is marked with... Wikipedia
- Official name: Vinayaka Chaturthi, Vinayaka Chavithi
- Also called: Chavithi, Chouthi, Ganeshotsav, Gauri Ganesh
- Observed by: Hindus around the world
- Type: Religious
- Celebrations: Chanting of Vedic hymns and Hindu texts, prayers, processions, idol immersion
- Ends: 5 and 7, & 9, 11 days after the start and 21 days after the start only in some regions of India
- Date: Varies depending on lunar cycle as per Hindu calendar or Panchang
- date: Varies depending on lunar cycle as per Hindu calendar or Panchang
- Frequency: Annual
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