Sankashti Chaturthi March 2013 Date – Ganesha Sankashta Chaturti in March 2013

Sankashti Chaturthi, or Ganesha Sankashta Chaturti, is dedicated to Hindu God Ganesha. Apart from fasting, special pujas are performed on the day. Sankashti Chaturti March 2013 date is March 30, 2013. Moonrise time on March 30 is 9:51 PM. Sankashti Chaturti, which is observed for removing problems in life, is observed on the fourth day of the Krishna Paksha (waning phase of moon) in a traditional Hindu lunar calendar. Sankashti Chaturthi fasting is considered to be highly auspicious by Lord Ganesha devotees.

Sankashti Chaturti fasting begins at sunrise and ends after evening puja or after the sighting of the moon. Ganesh Temples conduct special pujas on the day.

Popular belief is that observing Sankashta Chaturthi will help in alleviating problems and it will bring prosperity, happiness and fulfillment of desires. The holiness of Sankashti Chaturthi Vrata was explained by Sri Krishna to Yudhishtira, the eldest of the Pandavas. It is found in the Narasimha Purana and Bhavishaya Purana.

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5 comments:

Anandan said...

Moonrise is at 9:54 A.M or 9:54 P.M...

Anandan said...

Moonrise time is going to be at 9:54 A.M or 9:54 P.M?

Abhilash Rajendran said...

Thanks for pointing out the error. It has been corrected it is 9:54 PM.

Anandan said...

Thank you keep up the good work..!!

Anonymous said...

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