Bahula Ganesha Chaturthi 2024 | Bahula Chaturthi Festival

Ganesha Chaturthi fast is always observed on the Chaturthi of Krishna Paksha every month. Krishna paksha chturthi of the Bhadrapad maha is also known as Bhula chturthi. This year, Bahula Ganesha Chaturthi will be celebrated on 22 august, 2024. It is believed that this day is associated with Lord Ganesha’s birth and therefore this day is his favourite. According to astrology, Lord Ganesha is considered to be the lord of Chaturthi.

Lord Ganesha Reincarnation story

Shiva Purana explains the story about the birth of Lord Ganesha. According to this story, Goddess Parvati was once alone but wanted to take a bath. She wanted someone to guard the entrance so that no man could not enter the bathing area. Therefore, with the dirt of her body, she created a child and asked her to guard the entrance. Goddess Parvati asked the boy to not let anyone enter the bathing area till she is finished.

Lord Shiva approached the entrance but Lord Ganesha did not let him enter. Lord Shiva was furious and he cut Lord Ganesha’s head off his body. Goddess Parvati was very upset due to this. Lord Shiva asked his servants to visit the Earth and bring the head of the first organism that they encounter. His servants brought back an elephant’s head. Lord Shiva joined this head to Lord Ganesha’s body and gave him life.

Goddess Parvati was extremely happy to meet her son again and blessed all the Devas. Lord Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva blessed lord Ganesha with immense power and intellect. A person fasting on Ganesha Chaturthi is blessed by all the Devas.

Ganesha Chaturthi worship

Lord Ganesha is worshipped before beginning with any auspicious work. Due to the same reason, he is believed to eradicate all problems from a person’s life. Lord Ganesha is worshipped before any other god or goddess. Worshipping him frees a person from all problems and provides him with knowledge and success.

During Lord Ganesha’s worship, the following things are dedicated to his idol : sandalwood, saffron, turmeric, kumkum, a garland of flowers (marigold), etc. dhoop, coconut and fruits are also offered to Lord Ganesha. In the end, Lord Ganesha, Devi Laxmi and Lord Vishnu’s aarti is done. Prasad should be distributed among other devotees then.

Devotees of lord Ganesha keep this fast with devotion. Water should be offered to the Moon during the night of Chaturthi. You should then worship Lord Ganesha and you should have your food after that. A person keeping a fast on this day is free from all sorts of problems. Chaturthi is considered to be very important in lord Ganesha’s worship. It is believed that a person fasting on Ganesha Chaturthi is blessed by lord Ganesha. This fast should be performed with total devotion and dedication to receive maximum results.

Keeping a fast on Ganesha Chaturthi gives positive results for the whole year. As a result of this fast, a person does not face any problems in his life. All his wishes are fulfilled and he is blessed by lord Ganesha.