Our Ganesha Chaturthi Celebration 2024
On September 6th - Sept 16th
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This year, Ganesha Chaturthi falls on September 6th in North America. This year, we will be performing chanting a puja daily for 10 days. As per tradition, will be celebrating the festival with 10 days of puja, beginning on chaturthi (the fourth lunar phase / Sept 6th). We will conclude the celebration on the 19th day by conducting visarjanam (submersion of the image of Lord Ganesha) at a nearby river. The worship of Ganapati removes all sorts of obstacles and troubles and grants us buddhi (wisdom / knowledge) and siddhi (accomplishment / powers).
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Sponsor the Ganesha Chaturthi Celebration
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Sponsors will have their names included in our daily pujas. Please send your gotra, nakshatras, and family names (if known) when sponsoring. People can sponsor the daily pujas for $27 or sponsor the ywhole celebration for $108 (or more). Puja sponsors will receive kumkum from the pujas (we may have difficulty to ship outside the US). Your sponsorship helps us to buy necessary offerings and connects you energetically to the offerings being made. Soma Matha spiritual center is a registered 501c3 Not for Profit organization and so your donations are tax deductible.
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About Ganesha Chaturthi
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Also called Vinayaka Chaturthi, Ganesha Chaturthi falls annually on chaturthi (the 4th lunar phase) of the shukla paksha (waxing moon cycle), in Bhadrapada month (Aug. / Sept.). It is celebrated as the birthday of Lord Ganesha. There are various stories associated with the 4th lunar phase and its inauspiciousness and propensity to create obstacles. Worship of Lord Ganesha helps to remove the inauspicious nature of this time. While it is typically thought to be very inauspicious to see the Moon during this particular lunar phase, it is thought to bring good luck to see the Moon on chaturthi after worship of Lord Ganesha. Ganesha Chaturthi is celebrated throughout India, but especially in Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, and throughout Southern India where worship of Ganesha is popular and there are many Temples dedicated to him.
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