Ganesh Chaturthi 2026 — Sahi Muhurat, Puja Vidhi Aur Visarjan Ka Complete Guide
Ganesh Chaturthi 2026 mein 14 September ko hai. Sthapana ka madhyahna muhurat har sheher ke hisaab se, poori puja vidhi, chaand na dekhne ka niyam, modak ka bhog, aur 25 September ko visarjan — sab kuch ek jagah.
Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi — saal ka wo din jab Ganpati ghar aate hain. 2026 mein ye 14 September, Somvar ko hai, aur visarjan 25 September ko Anant Chaturdashi par. Beech mein gyarah din Bappa ghar mein rehte hain.
Is saal ka panchang aur bhi achha baith raha hai: Chaturthi ke saath Chitra nakshatra aur Brahma yoga dono hain. Chitra banane-sajane ka nakshatra hai — murti sthapana, sajawat aur ghar ke naye kaam ke liye is se behtar sanyog kam milta hai.
Sthapana ka sahi muhurat — Madhyahna Kaal
Ye sabse zaroori baat hai aur sabse zyada log yahi galat karte hain. Ganesh ji ka janm dopahar mein hua tha, isliye murti sthapana madhyahna kaal mein hoti hai — suryoday se suryast tak ke samay ka beech wala teesra hissa. Subah jaldi nahi, shaam ko nahi.
Apne sheher ka asli samay dekh lein — ye har jagah alag hota hai kyunki suryoday alag hota hai:
| Sheher | Suryoday | Madhyahna (sthapana) | Rahu Kaal — bachein |
| Mumbai | 06:25 | 10:31 – 14:36 | 07:57 – 09:29 |
| Delhi | 06:05 | 10:12 – 14:20 | 07:38 – 09:11 |
| Pune | 06:22 | 10:27 – 14:33 | 07:54 – 09:26 |
| Bengaluru | 06:08 | 10:12 – 14:17 | 07:40 – 09:11 |
| Hyderabad | 06:03 | 10:08 – 14:14 | 07:35 – 09:07 |
| Chandigarh | 06:06 | 10:14 – 14:22 | 07:39 – 09:12 |
Dhyan dein ki Rahu Kaal subah ka hai is baar — 7:35 se 9:30 ke beech. Kai log subah-subah sthapana kar dete hain aur seedha Rahu Kaal mein ghus jaate hain. Thoda ruk kar 10:30 ke baad karein.
Sthapana kaise karein — step by step
- Snan karke saaf kapde pehnein. Peela ya laal — Ganesh ji ko ye rang priya hain.
- Chowki lagayein — uttar-poorv (ishaan) kone mein. Uspar laal ya peela kapda bichhayein.
- Akshat (sabut chawal) ki dher banayein aur uspar murti rakhein. Murti ka mukh poorv ya paschim ki taraf ho — dakshin kabhi nahi.
- Kalash rakhein — paani, ek sikka, supari, aur upar nariyal aam ke patton ke saath.
- Pran pratishtha — murti ke hridaya sthaan par akshat aur phool rakhte hue "Om Gan Ganpataye Namah" 108 baar. Yahi wo kshan hai jab murti sirf murti nahi rehti.
- Shodashopachar puja — solah upchaar: aavahan, aasan, paad-prakshalan, arghya, snan, vastra, yagyopavit, chandan, pushp, dhoop, deep, naivedya, taambool, dakshina, aarti, pradakshina.
- Doorva chadhayein — 21 pattiyan. Ganesh ji ko doorva se zyada kuch priya nahi. Teen-teen pattiyon ke saat jode banate hain.
- Modak ka bhog — 21 ka jod, ya jitne ban sakein.
- Aarti — "Sukhkarta Dukhharta" ya "Jai Ganesh Deva".
Aaj chaand mat dekhna — Mithya Dosha
Ye Ganesh Chaturthi ka sabse khaas niyam hai aur zyadatar log ise jaante bhi nahi.
Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi ki raat chaand dekhna varjit hai. Katha ke hisaab se Chandra dev ne Ganesh ji ke roop par hansi udayi thi, jis par Ganesh ji ne shraap diya ki jo bhi is din unhe dekhega uspar mithya dosha lagega — bina wajah ka lanchhan, jhootha aarop.
Isliye is raat aasman ki taraf nazar uthane se bacha jaata hai. Chhat par jaayein to neeche dekh kar.
Agar galti se dekh liya? Ghabrayein nahi — parampara mein iska upay bhi hai. Shrimad Bhagavat ka syamantak mani wala prasang padhein ya sunein, jisme Krishna par bhi isi din chandra darshan se chori ka jhootha aarop laga tha. Ya ye mantra padhein:
सिंहः प्रसेनमवधीत् सिंहो जाम्बवता हतः।
सुकुमारक मा रोदीस्तव ह्येष स्यमन्तकः॥
Gyarah din — roz kya karna hai
Sthapana ke baad Bappa mehmaan hain, aur mehmaan ko roz dekha jaata hai. Rozana:
- Subah aur shaam aarti — do waqt
- Taaza bhog — modak, laddu, kela, nariyal. Ek hi cheez roz nahi
- Doorva aur taaze phool — sookhe phool hata dein
- Deep jalta rahe — ho sake to akhand
- "Om Gan Ganpataye Namah" 108 baar
Ek baat jo purane log kehte hain: Bappa ko akela mat chhodo. Ghar bilkul khaali ho aisa na ho. Bhaav ki baat hai, par yahi bhaav is utsav ko utsav banata hai.
Modak — aur wo kyun
Modak Ganesh ji ka priya bhog kyun hai, iski wajah shakal mein hai: bahar se sadharan, andar se meetha. Gyaan ka yahi roop hai — upar se saada, andar mithaas.
- Ukadiche modak — chawal ke aate ka, bhaap mein pakaya. Maharashtra ka asli tareeka. Andar nariyal-gud ka mishran.
- Tale hue modak — maide ka, zyada din tikte hain
- Motichoor ya besan laddu — modak na ban paaye to
- 21 ka jod — parampara mein ginti 21 ki hai
Visarjan — 25 September, Anant Chaturdashi
Gyarah din baad Bappa ko vidaai di jaati hai. Ghar ki sthapana ka visarjan DeDh din, 3, 5, 7 ya 11 din — kisi bhi jod par ho sakta hai; sabke liye 11 din zaroori nahi.
Visarjan se pehle:
- Uttar puja karein — aakhri aarti aur bhog
- Jaane-anjaane hui galtiyon ke liye kshama maangein
- Agle saal aane ka nyauta dein — "Ganpati Bappa Morya, Agle Baras Tu Jaldi Aa"
- Thodi akshat aur dahi saath rakhein — parampara hai ki thoda ghar mein bhi rakha jaata hai
Mitti ki murti hi lein
Ye sirf paryavaran ki baat nahi hai — parampara bhi yahi kehti hai. Shaadu mitti ki murti hi shastra-sammat hai. Plaster of Paris mahino tak nahi ghulta, aur usme lage rasayanik rang paani ko kharab karte hain.
Ghar par hi visarjan karna ho to ek badi balti ya drum mein paani bharein, murti ghulne dein, aur wo mitti apne gamle ya kisi ped ki jad mein daal dein. Kai log ab beej wali murti lete hain — ghulne ke baad usi mitti mein paudha ug aata hai.
Jyotish ke hisaab se Ganesh Chaturthi
Ganesh ji Ketu ke devta maane jaate hain. Jinki kundali mein Ketu bhaari chal raha ho, ya jinka koi kaam baar-baar atak raha ho, unke liye ye gyarah din sabse zyada kaam ke hain.
Chaturthi tithi Rikta shreni mein aati hai — aam taur par is tithi par naya shubh kaam shuru nahi kiya jaata. Par Ganesh Chaturthi is niyam ka apwaad hai, kyunki Ganpati khud vighnaharta hain: jo tithi aam din par rukavat lati hai, unke din par wahi rukavat hatane ka zariya ban jaati hai.
Isi wajah se naya kaam, nayi dukaan, naya ghar — in sabki shuruaat Ganesh Chaturthi par shubh maani jaati hai.
Mantra
Mool mantra — roz 108 baar:
ॐ गं गणपतये नमः
Dhyaan mantra — puja shuru karte waqt:
वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय सूर्यकोटि समप्रभ।
निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्वकार्येषु सर्वदा॥
Sankatnashan Ganesh Stotra — jab koi kaam atka ho, 11 baar.
Aam galtiyan
- Subah jaldi sthapana — madhyahna kaal ka niyam hai, aur subah ka waqt akser Rahu Kaal mein pad jaata hai
- Murti ka mukh dakshin mein — poorv ya paschim hona chahiye
- Tulsi chadhana — Ganesh ji ko tulsi nahi chadhate. Doorva chadhayein.
- Sookhe phool aur baasi bhog — roz badalna hai
- Visarjan taal dena — jo jod liya hai, usi din karein
- POP ki murti — nadi mein mahino tak padi rehti hai
Aakhir mein
Ganesh Chaturthi ka asli matlab shuruaat hai. Isliye har puja, har naya kaam, har nayi chitthi "Shri Ganeshaya Namah" se shuru hoti hai — Ganpati wo devta hain jinse baat shuru ki jaati hai.
Agar is saal koi kaam atka hua hai, koi shuruaat ruki hui hai — ye gyarah din uske liye hain. Murti badi ho ya chhoti, isse farak nahi padta.
Ganpati Bappa Morya, Mangal Murti Morya! 🐘
Apne sheher ka asli suryoday, madhyahna kaal, Rahu Kaal aur choghadiya dekhne ke liye aaj ka panchang dekhein — sab aapke sheher ke hisaab se. Apni janam kundali se ye bhi pata chal jaayega ki aapki kundali mein Ketu kahan hai aur ye gyarah din aapke liye kya laa rahe hain.