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New Delhi: Ganesh Chaturthi is one of the most celebrated festivals in India. This 10-day festival concludes with the grand farewell of Lord Ganesh. Ganesh Visarjan is an emotional and spiritually significant part of Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations, as devotees immerse Lord Ganesha's idol in water. Ganesh Chaturthi 2025 began on 27 August with the arrival of Bappa during Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi. And, the festival will end on Anant Chaturdashi with the immersion ceremonies on 6 September 2025.
Ganesh Visarjan is not just a ritual; it is a symbol of Lord Ganesha returning to Mount Kailash while blessing his devotees with wisdom, prosperity, and the promise of returning next year. If you are taking part in a grand Ganesh Visarjan with a big celebration or simply immersion at home with a small puja, the visarjan vidhi has the same spiritual significance. Let us look into the vidhis and rituals that you can follow to bid farewell to Bappa the correct way in this Ganpati Visarjan 2025.
Ganpati Visarjan is a cycle that symbolises a cycle of creation and dissolution, evoking the thought that everything on the earth is temporary. The 10 days of Ganesh Chaturthi are filled with prayers, aartis, mantras, and modaks, but Ganesh Visarjan is the final step that is deeply spiritual, carried out with love, faith, and gratitude.
Devotees believe that certain rituals performed on Ganesh Visarjan attract Lord Ganesh's blessings and strengthen Budh (Mercury) in the horoscope. Let's look into some of the key rituals of Ganesh Visarjan 2025 that you can follow.
1. Offer flowers and fruits
Before saying the final goodbye, one must worship him for the last time. Offering red flowers, modaks, and coconut Lord Ganesha before the immersion is believed to bring peace, prosperity and spiritual balance in our lives.
2. Perform aarti of Lord Ganesh
Doing aarti of Lord Ganesha while singing Ganesh aartis before taking out the idol for immersion is highly auspicious. People are advised to use a pink or yellow cloth and a wooden plank to hold Lord Ganesh for proper rituals.
3. Keep sacred and essential ingredients near Ganesh's idol
While taking Lord Ganesh to the place of immersion, it is considered positive to keep some coins, grains of rice and wheat, clothes of Bappa, flowers, and dry fruits near the idol. Immersing these ingredients along with idol is said to bring success in pending tasks and remove obstacles.
4. Feed green fodder to an elephant
It is auspicious to offer green fodder to an elephant on Ganesh Visarjan or during the 10 days of the festivals. It will help in resolving difficulties and bring progress to halted tasks.
5. Immersion of Lord Ganesh's idol
While immersing Lord Ganesh's idol in the flowing water, chant mantras and sing aartis. People who are adopting eco-friendly Ganesh Visarjan celebrations can immerse their sustainable Ganesha idols in buckets or a large tub of water. Also, pray to Bappa to come next year.
6. Tie a sacred thread
During the Ganesh Visarjan ceremonies, tying seven knots in a raw silk thread while chanting the "Jai Ganesh Kato Kalesh" mantra is considered favourable. It is believed that carrying the thread while starting any new task helps in completing it without any hurdles or complications.
Ganesh Visarjan 2025 highlights the essence of spirituality and devotion. Ganesh Visarjan reignites in the faith in coming together with others to say goodbye to Bappa with a hope of him coming back next year.
