Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi — Ananta Vrata and Ganesha Visarjana
Timings · Pomona
Sunrise
Sep/6/2025 06:29:47
Sunset
Sep/6/2025 19:08:58
Moonrise
Sep/6/2025 18:46:01
Moonset
Sep/6/2025 05:11:36
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Chaturdasi
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Dhanishta
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Sukarman
🌅 Sunrise
06:29:47
🌇 Sunset
19:08:58
About
Anant Chaturdashi
Ananta Chaturdashi falls on the fourteenth day of Bhadrapada's bright fortnight and carries twin significances: it is the day of Ananta Vrata — a vow of devotion to Lord Vishnu in his infinite, serpentine form — and it is the final day of the ten-day Ganesh Chaturthi festival, marked by the public immersion of Ganesha idols.
The Ananta Vrata is one of the oldest thread-rites in Hindu tradition. Devotees tie a 14-knotted thread of yellow silk or cotton — the ananta-sutra — around their right wrist (men) or left wrist (women). The number 14 represents the fourteen worlds (lokas). Lord Vishnu, the Ananta (the infinite one), is propitiated through this vow maintained for 14 consecutive years. The Mahabharata records that Krishna advised Yudhishtira to observe this vrata to reclaim his lost kingdom.
Across Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh, this is the most emotionally charged day of Ganesh Chaturthi. Processions carry clay Ganesha idols to rivers, lakes, and the sea for visarjana — immersion — to the chant of "Ganpati Bappa Morya, Pudchya Varshi Laukar Yaa" (Beloved Ganesha, return again next year).
Ananta samsara mahasamudre magnan samabhyuddhara Vasudeva, anantarupe viniyojitAtma hy anantarupaya namo namaste.
"O Vasudeva, lift us who are drowning in the vast ocean of existence. We offer ourselves to you, the infinite-formed one — salutations again and again."
— Ananta Chaturdashi Vrata mantra
Tradition & Practice
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Ananta Sutra
The sacred 14-knotted thread represents the fourteen worlds. Wearing it for 14 consecutive years fulfils the Ananta Vrata and grants protection, prosperity, and eventual liberation.
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Ananta Shesha
Lord Vishnu reclines on Ananta Shesha, the thousand-hooded cosmic serpent who holds all creation on his hoods. The festival honours this boundless, sustaining form of the divine.
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Mahabharata Connection
Lord Krishna advised Yudhishtira to observe Ananta Vrata to reclaim the Pandavas' lost kingdom. The story of Kaundinya and Sheelavati is traditionally recited during puja.
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Ganesh Visarjan
The ten-day Ganesh Chaturthi festival ends today with immersion of Ganesha idols in water bodies — symbolic of his return to the cosmos — to the joyful chant of "Ganpati Bappa Morya."
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Eco-friendly Visarjan
Modern practice encourages clay idols and natural colours for visarjan; many cities now provide designated immersion tanks to protect rivers from plaster-of-paris and chemical dyes.
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14-Year Commitment
The Ananta Vrata is maintained for 14 consecutive years. Each year the old thread is removed before sunrise and the new 14-knotted thread is tied after puja.