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Anant Chaturthi – Anant Puja

Anant Chaturthi is popularly noted for the immersion of Ganesha idols after Vinayaka Chaturthi – Sarvajanik Ganpati Visarjan. Anant Chaturthi 2023 date is September 28. It falls on the 14th day of Bhadrapad shukla paksha (waxing phase of moon) in a traditional Hindu calendar. Anant Puja is held on the day at homes mainly in Maharashtra. Ananta Padmanabha Vrata is observed on the day in South India. Ananta Vrata is dedicated Lord Vishnu. Note - The original name of the day is Anant Chaturdashi (Anant Chaturthi is a wrong interpretation but as people inquire about it we have published the article under this title.) On the day Anant Chaturthi day, devout Hindus in Maharashtra perform Vishnu Puja, Krishna Puja and Satyanarayana Puja. The puja also consists of Yamuna Puja, Shesha Puja and Anant Puja. Water in a kalash (pot) is assumed to be yamuna, Shesha is made of grass and Anant consists of 14 knotted threads. The 14-knot thread is known as Ananta Dharam. The number 14 is of g