{"id":16884,"date":"2026-05-18T12:06:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T12:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/2026\/05\/18\/date-timings-puja-rituals-and-significance\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T12:06:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T12:06:28","slug":"date-timings-puja-rituals-and-significance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/?p=16884","title":{"rendered":"Date, timings, puja rituals and significance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-131170700,imgsize-90996,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/varada-chaturthi-2026.jpg\" alt=\"Varada Chaturthi 2026: Date, timings, puja rituals and significance\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Chaturthi is one of the most auspicious days in Hindu religion. The day is dedicated to worship Lord Ganesha. On this auspicious day, devotees worship him with devotion and observe fast from sunrise till sunset.<!-- --> Chaturthi falls twice a month during Krishna Paksha and Shukla Paksha. Chaturthi that occurs during Krishna Paksha is known as Sankashti Chaturthi and Chaturthi which falls during Shukla Paksha called as Vinayak Chaturthi. Devotees visit temple to seek the blessings of Ganesh ji. This time, Varada Chaturthi is going to occur during Shukla Paksha in the month of Jyeshtha i.e., on May 20, 2026. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2><keyword id=\"36304897\" type=\"General\" weightage=\"20\" keywordseo=\"Varada-Chaturthi-2026\" source=\"keywords\">Varada Chaturthi 2026<\/keyword>: Date and Time<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo modify_cdata_list_style id-r-component \" data-pos=\"6\">\n<table class=\"redcator-table-advance\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Tithi<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Date and Time<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chaturthi Tithi Begins <\/td>\n<td>May 19, 2026 &#8211; 02:18 PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chaturthi Tithi Ends<\/td>\n<td>May 20, 2026 &#8211; 11:06 AM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>On previous day time to avoid Moon sighting<\/td>\n<td>May 19, 2026 &#8211; 02:18 PM to 10:13 PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Time to avoid Moon sighting<\/td>\n<td>May 20, 2026 &#8211; 08:43 AM to 11:08 PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chaturthi Madhyahna Muhurat <\/td>\n<td>May 20, 2026 &#8211; 10:56 AM to 11:06 AM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody\/><\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Varada Chaturthi 2026: Significance<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>Chaturthi holds a great religious and spiritual significance among Hindus. <!-- -->Devotees offer their sincere prayers to the Lord Ganpati. Lord Ganesha, also called Shree Ganesha, Ganpati, or Vinayaka, is a highly revered deity in Hinduism. He is recognized as the elephant-headed god of beginnings, wisdom, and the remover of obstacles (Vighnaharta). People traditionally worship Ganesha before starting new ventures, rituals, or important tasks.<!-- --> He is the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati and is considered the elder brother of Lord Kartikeya, though some regional beliefs differ on who is older.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Varada Chaturthi 2026: Puja Rituals<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>1. Wake up early in the morning and take a holy bath. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>2. After bath, you should take an idol of Lord Ganesha and then give bath to the idol.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>3. Take a wooden plank where you can place the Lord Ganpati&#8217;s idol and adorn him with garland. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>4. Offer him durva grass, which is very important. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>5. Laddoo and Modaks are favorite to Lord Ganesha so one must offer him that. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>6. Chant mantras to invoke the idol.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>7. Recite Binadayak katha and chaturthi katha. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/>8. Complete the puja rituals by reciting the aarti. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Ganesha Mantra<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo modify_cdata_list_style id-r-component \" data-pos=\"37\">\n<ul>\n<li><em>Om Gan Ganpataye Namah..!!<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Om Vakratunda Mahakaye Suryakoti Samaprabha Nirvighnam Kurumaye Dev Sarva Karyeshu Sarvada Gajananam Bhoot Ganadhi Sevitam Kapitajambhu Phalacharu Bhakshinam Umasutam Shok Vinashakarakam Namami Vighneshwara Pada Pankhajam..!!<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"38\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/religion\/rituals-puja\/varada-chaturthi-2026-date-timings-puja-rituals-and-significance\/articleshow\/131169972.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chaturthi is one of the most auspicious days in Hindu religion. The day is dedicated to worship Lord Ganesha. On this auspicious day, devotees worship him with devotion and observe fast from sunrise till sunset. Chaturthi falls twice a month during Krishna Paksha and Shukla Paksha. Chaturthi that occurs during Krishna Paksha is known as&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16885,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-astrology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16884"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16884\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}