The culmination of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival is with the most important Ganesh immersion ceremony or Ganesh Visarjan. In 2012, it is on September 29. When to immerse the Ganesh idol? Or when is the Ganesh immersion day? This is a perplexing question for many. Normally, Ganesh Visarjan takes place on Ananta Chaturdashi day. But there are no hard and fast rules for Ganesh Immersion, it usually depends on family tradition.
Ganesha Visarjan 2012 Dates
- One and half day Ganesh Visarjan – September 20
- Three days Ganpati Visarjan – September 21
- Five Days Ganesh Visarjan – September 23
- Seven Days Ganesh Visarjan – September 25
- Ten days Ganesh Visarjan – September 28
- Ananta Chaturdashi last day of Ganesh Visarjan – September 29
The symbolic meaning of Ganesh Chaturthi festival is that Lord Ganesha comes and stays among us. The immersion symbolizes his return from the earth after removing the obstacles and unhappiness of his devotees.
Some families perform the ceremony on the very next day. It is believed that Ganesha comes and stays in the idol for a day and returns the next day.
There are other families which perform the Ganesh immersion or Visarjan on the 1.5 days, 3rd, 5th, 7th or the 10th day.
Today, many people choose the least crowded day to immerse the Ganesh idol.
Those who opt for an eco-friendly Ganesh immersion, do it in a bucket or a tank. In Mumbai, artificial lakes are created to avoid water pollution. This year the governments and NGOs are running a strong campaign for the use of eco-friendly Ganesh idols.
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23 comments:
Hi,
Can you tell me the auspicious dates for bringing Ganesh idol home and Visarjan for this year (2011).
Thank you.
swati26@gmail.com
The post has been updated you will get Visarjan 2011 dates above.
You can bring home the murti on August 31 or on the morning hours of September 1
Hi,
I would like to bring Ganeshji for the first time at home,but i do not want to immerse him. please suggest.
Thank You,
Shruti
Hi
i would like to bring the ganesh idol home for the first time, and do not want to immerse him.
PLease suggest as to what to do in this case.
Thank You
You can sprinkle water and perform a symbolic immersion and keep aside in your puja room for next year
Hello, I would like to bring Ganeshji for the first time at home, but finding a priest is very big task, so can u send me Pran Pratishta mantra & visarjan procedure & mantra, i'll be highly obliged, - Mahendra (msrprani@gmail.com, ms.rajpurohit@yahoo.in)
Hello,for me also. I would like to bring Ganeshji for the first time at home, but finding a priest is very big task, so can u send me Pran Pratishta mantra & visarjan procedure & mantra, i'll be very very thankfull
id - budhwanigautam@yahoo.com
You can find Prant Prathishta mantra here
http://www.hindu-blog.com/2007/09/how-to-perform-ganesh-chaturthi-puja-at.html
hii,i want to bring ganesh murti for first time on my home,plz can u tell me the mantras,whole procedures of puja,,also visarjan mantras and procedures bcoz there is no pandit atall.thank u
id-haina555@yahoo.co.in
hi... i want to know is there any specific time of visarjan or somthing like before sunset or after as il be doing visarjan on 3 sep 2011. thank you.
You can do it before sunset.
I want perform puja for 10 days this year . is it mandatory to perform puja for 10 days every year?
please let me know that if i perform ganesh puja fpr 10 days this year ,is it mandatory to perform puja for 10 days every year ?
No it is not necessary to perform puja every year. You can be flexible.
Actully i want to know, if i perform puja for 10 days this year, can i perform puja for 5 or 3 days next year?
@ Alok you can perform the puja for 1.5 days or 3 or 5 days.
hi, can i do ganpati visarjan on 9th day? can you please elaborate visarjan procedure.
Dear Sir, please confirm on 11th day after 2.00pm approx is fullmoon day and we have done ganesha visarjan around 7.30 pm. please confirm is it ok.
It is very much ok you don't need to worry about Tithi etc in this case.
If we have a pregnant women ( 3rd month) in home can we do Ganpati Visarjan? if yes when ? if not why not ?
Yes you can do Ganapati Visarjan. The pregnant women should go for immersion.
Hi I wanted to know the best timing for the immersion of Ganpati on 20th Sept 2012
Hi,
When is the best day for Ganapati visarjan on 2012? Is it okay to keep the idol permanently in my puja room? Will I be doing something wrong by not immersing the idol in the sea? My younger brother really gets attached to idol and doesn't allow us to take it away. Last year, somehow we managed but this year he is adamant. I want to bring ganapati home but my brother is making it tough for us. What do I do? Can we bring an idol and not immerse it ?
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