Ganesh Jayanti 2022 Date
Sri Ganesha is regarded as Pratham Pujya or the one who is worshipped first and foremost. Ganesha is the remover of obstacles. Ganesha Jayanti is observed as the birthday of Sri Ganesha. Ganesh Jayanti is observed on Shukla Chaturthi during Magha month as per Hindu Calendar which is January and/or February months as per Gregorian calendar.
Ganesha Jayanti or the birthday of Sri Ganesha during Magha month is mainly observed in Maharashtra, some parts of Karnataka and Goa and coastal regions of Konkan whereas Ganesha Chaturthi observed during Bhadrapada month is known as the birth anniversary of Lord Ganesha in most parts of India. Madhyahna Vyapini Purvaviddha Chaturthi (मध्याह्न व्यापिनी पूर्वविद्धा चतुर्थी) is considered as Ganesha Jayanti similar to Ganesha Chaturthi.
Ganesha Chaturthi is one the most famous celebrated festivals in Maharashtra, however it is not observed as the birth anniversary of Lord Ganesha in the whole of India. Ganesha Jayanti during Magha month is considered as the birth anniversary of Lord Ganesha in Maharashtra.
People fast on the day of Ganesha Jayanti and offer prayers to the God of wisdom. The Ganesha Jayanti festival (Magha shukla Chaturthi) is celebrated in small number of places, where clay images of Ganesha are worshipped and immersed in the sea or river after 11 or 21 days. In the month of Magh, the devotees go on a pilgrimage to one of the many Ganesha temples across India. There are eight places in Maharashtra which are sacred to Ganesha, known as Ashtavinaykas (Ashta means eight and Vinayaka is one of the many names of Ganesha) and the pilgrimage is known as Ashtavinayaka yatra. These are at Morgaon, Theur, Lenyadri, Ozar, Ranjangaon, Siddhatek, Pali and Mahad. Palkhi yatra is celebrated in Morgaon Ganesha Temple (Mayureshwar temple/Shri Moreshwar Mandir) in Pune on the day of Ganesh Jayanti.
In Maharashtra, Ganesha Jayanti is also known as Magha Shukla Chaturthi, Tilkund Chaturthi, Varad Chaturthi and Maghi Ganpati.
Ganesha Jayanti 2022 Puja Date & Time
Ganesha Jayanti 2022 Date - Friday, February 4, 2022
Madhyahna Ganesha Puja Muhurat - 11:30 AM to 01:41 PM
Duration - 02 Hours 11 Mins
Time to avoid Moon sighting - 09:23 AM to 09:23 PM
Duration - 12 Hours 00 Mins
Chaturthi Tithi Begins - 04:38 AM on Feb 04, 2022
Chaturthi Tithi Ends - 03:47 AM on Feb 05, 2022
Ganesha Jayanti Muhurat in Indian Cities
11:40 AM to 01:57 PM - Pune
11:30 AM to 01:41 PM - New Delhi
11:13 AM to 01:33 PM - Chennai
11:35 AM to 01:47 PM - Jaipur
11:21 AM to 01:39 PM - Hyderabad
11:30 AM to 01:42 PM - Gurgaon
11:32 AM to 01:42 PM - Chandigarh
10:43 AM to 12:58 PM - Kolkata
11:44 AM to 02:01 PM - Mumbai
11:24 AM to 01:43 PM - Bengaluru
11:47 AM to 02:01 PM - Ahmedabad
11:29 AM to 01:40 PM - Noida
