WishesGanesh Chaturthi wishes
Ganesh Chaturthi welcomes Lord Ganesha, the remover of obstacles, into homes and neighbourhoods. An idol is brought home or to a public pandal, worshipped with aarti and modaks, and immersed in water at the end of the festival. These wishes are our own words, for the arrival, the days of celebration and the farewell.
Wishes
Ganpati Bappa Morya! May he clear every obstacle from your path this year.
Happy Ganesh Chaturthi. May your home be full of guests, aarti and the smell of modaks.
Welcome home, Bappa. Wishing your family ten days of joy.
May every new beginning of yours be blessed. Happy Ganesh Chaturthi.
Coming for aarti this evening, and I will not say no to modaks. Happy Ganesh Chaturthi.
Wishing you wisdom for the hard decisions and sweetness for the easy days. Happy Ganesh Chaturthi.
For your new venture this year: may it begin well and go further. Happy Ganesh Chaturthi.
A clay idol, a full heart and clean water. Wishing you a happy and green Ganesh Chaturthi.
For visarjan
Goodbye for now, Bappa. Come back soon next year.
The house feels quiet after the visarjan. Until next year, Ganpati Bappa Morya.
हिन्दी में
गणेश चतुर्थी की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएँ। विघ्नहर्ता आपके सारे विघ्न दूर करें।
गणपति बप्पा मोरया! आपके घर में सुख, समृद्धि और आनंद का वास हो।
बप्पा घर पधारे हैं, ख़ुशियाँ साथ लाए हैं। गणेशोत्सव की बधाई।
आपके हर नए काम की शुरुआत शुभ हो। गणेश चतुर्थी मुबारक।
मोदक की मिठास और आरती की गूँज आपके घर में बनी रहे।
मिट्टी के गणेश, साफ़ पानी, सच्ची श्रद्धा। हरित गणेशोत्सव की शुभकामनाएँ।
अगले बरस तू जल्दी आ। गणपति बप्पा मोरया।
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ
ਗਣੇਸ਼ ਚਤੁਰਥੀ ਦੀਆਂ ਲੱਖ ਲੱਖ ਵਧਾਈਆਂ। ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਹਰ ਕੰਮ ਦੀ ਸ਼ੁਰੂਆਤ ਸ਼ੁਭ ਹੋਵੇ।
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How the festival is kept
The festival begins on Chaturthi, the fourth day of the bright half of the month of Bhadrapada, which falls in August or September. Families keep the idol for one and a half, three, five, seven or ten days, according to their tradition. The public celebration ends on the tenth day, Anant Chaturdashi, with processions for the immersion, or visarjan. The festival is biggest in Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, and is celebrated across India.
The right greeting
- "Happy Ganesh Chaturthi" suits everyone.
- "Ganpati Bappa Morya" is the joyful cry of the festival.
- At the immersion, people call "Pudhchya varshi lavkar ya": come back soon next year.
- In Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana the festival is also called Vinayaka Chaturthi or Vinayaka Chavithi.
Make it yours
- If the family brings Ganpati home: ask when you may come for darshan and aarti. Visiting is the real greeting.
- Mention the modaks. Every household is proud of its own.
- For a new beginning this year, such as a job, a shop or a house: Ganesha is remembered at the start of every venture, so the wish fits naturally.
- On visarjan day: a wish that carries the farewell and the "come back soon".
A greener festival
- Many families now choose clay idols and natural colours, which dissolve without harming the water.
- Immerse at the places arranged by the local authorities, or at home in a tub, and use the water for plants.
- Keep flowers and offerings apart for composting, away from plastic.
- Mind the noise late at night, for the sake of infants, elders and patients.
Make it yours
- A wish with a visit is worth ten without. Go for the aarti if you are invited.
Questions
When is Ganesh Chaturthi?
The date changes every year with the lunar calendar. It falls in August or September. Check the calendar for the year.
How many days does the festival last?
Up to ten days in public celebrations, ending on Anant Chaturdashi. Families keep the idol for one and a half, three, five, seven or ten days by their own custom.