Anant Chaturdashi
Also called Ganesh Visarjan, Ananta Chaturdashi
When
Friday, 25 September 2026 in 15 days
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Why this date?
Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi, the tenth and last day of the Ganesh festival.
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What In short
Two observances on one day. The Anant Vrat is kept for Vishnu as Ananta, with a fourteen-knot thread tied on the arm; and it is the day the Ganesha idols installed at Chaturthi are carried in procession and immersed.
- Deity: Vishnu as Ananta; Ganesha
Why The reason behind it
The Anant vrat is the older layer โ fourteen knots for fourteen worlds, kept for fourteen years by those who take it. The visarjan grew onto the same day, and the farewell cry, Ganpati bappa morya, pudhchya varshi lavkar ya, is an invitation to return next year rather than a goodbye.
Traditional basis
Mahabharata, Anant Vrat narrative โ Krishna's instruction to Yudhishthira to keep the Anant vrat, the basis of the thread.
Ganeshotsav tradition โ The ten-day festival concluding in immersion, in the public form Tilak gave it in 1893.
How At home, step by step
- Tie the anant thread โ fourteen knots โ after the Vishnu puja.
- Carry the Ganesha idol in procession and immerse it.
- The farewell is spoken at the water, not at the house.
Fasting and breaking the fast
Those keeping the Anant vrat fast until the puja.
Fasting guidance here describes traditional practice. It is not medical advice โ if you are pregnant, diabetic, on medication or unwell, ask a doctor about your own circumstances.
Personal In your region
- North India yours
The Anant vrat is the more prominent layer here. - Maharashtra (Marathi)
The visarjan processions are the largest public event of the Maharashtrian year. - Gujarat (Gujarati)
Kept with both the Anant vrat and the immersion.
For children
The last day of Ganesha's festival, when the statues are carried through the streets and put into the water, and everyone shouts for him to come back soon next year.
Common questions
- Why immerse an idol that was just worshipped?
- Because the visit was always temporary. The idol is made of clay to return to water, and the immersion completes the guest's stay rather than discarding him โ which is what the farewell cry says.
Not the same day
These fall nearby or share the tithi, and are often confused with this observance. They are separate, and this site dates them separately.
- Vinayaka Chaturthi
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