Vrata Observance
Vināyaka Caturthī
Gaṇeśa’s waxing-moon fast
Sacred to Gaṇeśa
Next: Friday, 13 November 2026
Friday, 13 November 2026
Worship Lord Gaṇeśa during midday with 21 blades of Dūrvā grass, modakas, and fragrant flowers before breaking the fast with a single sāttvika meal.
Vināyaka Caturthī is the monthly vrata of Lord Gaṇeśa on the Caturthī (fourth tithi) of the waxing fortnight, when worship is offered at madhyāhna, the midday.
It is the waxing-moon counterpart of Sankaṣṭī Caturthī, which falls in the waning fortnight and is broken at moonrise. The grandest of the year, in the month of Bhādrapada, is kept as Gaṇeśa Caturthī.
The day is observed with a fast, the worship of Gaṇeśa and the offering of modaka, invoking the remover of obstacles before any new undertaking.
Here Vināyaka Caturthī is placed on the day the śukla Caturthī prevails at midday, computed for your own location.
How to keep the fast
A fast with worship of Gaṇeśa at madhyāhna (midday) and the offering of modaka, invoking the remover of obstacles before any new undertaking.
Breaking the fast, Broken after the midday (madhyāhna) worship.
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