Hindu · puja / annual

Ganesh Chaturthi Puja

Ganesha worship for wisdom and auspicious beginnings.

Traditional description: needs review

Traditional worship associated with ganesh chaturthi

Tradition and significance

Ganesha worship for wisdom and auspicious beginnings. Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi. Madhyahna. Practices, month conventions and ritual procedures may vary by region, community and family tradition. Confirm the applicable tradition with a qualified traditional priest or acharya. These descriptions are supplied catalogue material awaiting independent reference review; they do not establish exact dates or local timings. Specialist ancestral rites are informational, not automated instructions.

Calendar rule

Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi.

Traditional worship period

Madhyahna.

Where observed

All India

Published dates and local timings · 2026

Published location

Select a published location when available. Dates, moonrise and Parana windows have not been inferred.

Related festivals and holiday status · 2026

Ganesh Chaturthi

Central Restricted · Central · DL

Central Government administrative offices located at Delhi/New Delhi. Outside Delhi, compulsory/local-selection rules apply; this is not a State holiday assertion. · Annexure II, entry 22. Check subsequent notices and the applicable office calendar.

Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India · F.No.12/2/2023-JCA, 3 July 2025 · verified

Official holiday notification

Government holiday status varies by year, jurisdiction and organisation. Holiday information shown here is based on the cited government notification. Please verify the latest notification where required.

Source references

Supplied launch catalogue · tradition · needs review

Traditional content supplied in the project brief; independent reference review pending. Not a date or timing authority.