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The awaited 10-day Hindu festival Ganesh Chaturthi has started from today. Ganesh Chaturthi, also known as Vinayak Chaturthi, is celebrated with great enthusiasm across the country as the birthday of Lord Ganesha. On this day, people bring Lord Ganesha to their homes and install his idol as an honored guest for 10 days. This year, the Ganesh Utsav started on September 18, 2023, and will end on September 28, 2023. Auspicious time: According to Drik Panchang, the auspicious time to welcome Lord Ganesha into your home, which marks the beginning of Chaturthi, is 18 Starts at 12:39 PM on September 19, 2023 and ends at 01:43 PM on September 19, 2023. , The immersion of Ganesh idols will take place on September 28. The immersion ceremony is the symbolic end of the ten-day Ganesha festival. Ganesh Chaturthi: Do’s and Don’ts while worshiping the idol of Lord Ganesha? What to do? Devotees should worship the idol of Lord Ganesha for 1.5 days, 3 days, 7 days or 10 days. Can bring home. Perform 16 different rituals or ceremonies during these ten days. Since Lord Ganesha is a guest in your house, first offer food, water or prasad to him. Prepare ‘Satvik’ (pure) food for the occasion. and offer it to Lord Ganesha before consumption. Make sure that the Lord Ganesha idol brought to your home is made of clay and not artificial material or metal. If you do not have any water body nearby, you can You can immerse the idol in a drum or container in your home. What not to do? Avoid consuming onion and garlic when the idol of Lord Ganesha is installed in your home. Never immerse the idol of Lord Ganesha in your home. Don’t give up. A family member should always be present with the idol. Do not immerse the idol of Lord Ganesha before performing aarti, puja and offering prasad. Make sure that you follow the auspicious time for Ganpati Sthapana without any delay. During this ten-day Avoid consuming meat and alcohol during the festival.