Ganesh Chaturthi, also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi, is a Hindu festival celebrating the arrival of Ganesha to earth from Kailash Parvat with his mother Goddess Parvati/Gauri. The festival is marked with the installation of Ganesha clay idols privately in homes, or publicly on elaborate pandals.
- Date: September 10 2023
- Also Called: Chaturthi,Vinayaka Chaturthi,Vinayaka Chavithi,Chavathi,Chouthi,Ganeshotsav
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- Celebrations: Chanting of Vedic hymns and Hindu texts, prayers, last day: processions, idol immersion
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- Religious Type: Hinduism