Anant Chaturdashi 1938
Anant Sutra worship and Ganesh visarjan on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:41
- Sunset18:10
- Fasting window (tithi)1938-09-07 · 23:22 → 1938-09-09 · 00:45
- Parana (tithi ends)00:451938-09-09
Festival days follow the classical attribution rules — udaya (sunrise), pradosha (evening), nishita (midnight), madhyahna or aparahna vyapini as each festival prescribes — computed for Kashi/Varanasi (IST). Regional observance can differ by a day in some years.
Read the Anant Chaturdashi puja vidhi, vrat rules and kathaAnant Chaturdashi — Frequently Asked Questions
When is Anant Chaturdashi celebrated?
On the Chaturdashi of the Shukla Paksha of Bhadrapada, in late monsoon — the fourteenth day of the bright fortnight, ten days after Ganesh Chaturthi. For this year's date, see the date shown above.
What is the anant sutra and how is it tied?
A cotton or silk thread coloured with turmeric and tied with fourteen knots, worn on the arm after the puja as a pledge of Ananta's protection. In common custom men tie it on the right arm and women on the left, and the previous year's thread is removed first.
Why is Ganesh visarjan done on this day?
Anant Chaturdashi is the tenth and final day of Ganeshotsav, which begins on Ganesh Chaturthi. The installed Ganesha idol is carried in procession and immersed, with the prayer that he return the next year.
Which deity is worshipped on Anant Chaturdashi?
Ananta — Vishnu in his endless aspect, reclining on the serpent Shesha. The vrat and the fourteen-knot thread both honour the boundless one who upholds the fourteen worlds.
Other major festivals in 1938
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1938
- Vasant Panchami — 5 February 1938
- Maha Shivaratri — 28 February 1938
- Holika Dahan — 15 March 1938
- Holi — 17 March 1938
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 1 April 1938
- Ram Navami — 8 April 1938
- Akshaya Tritiya — 2 May 1938
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 29 June 1938
- Guru Purnima — 12 July 1938
- Nag Panchami — 31 July 1938
- Raksha Bandhan — 11 August 1938
- Krishna Janmashtami — 18 August 1938
- Hartalika Teej — 28 August 1938
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 28 August 1938
- Pitru Paksha begins — 10 September 1938
- Sharad Navratri begins — 24 September 1938
- Durga Ashtami — 1 October 1938
- Maha Navami — 3 October 1938
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 3 October 1938
- Karwa Chauth — 12 October 1938
- Dhanteras — 20 October 1938
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 22 October 1938
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 22 October 1938
- Govardhan Puja — 24 October 1938
- Bhai Dooj — 25 October 1938
- Chhath Puja — 29 October 1938
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 7 November 1938
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 7 November 1938
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