Anant Chaturdashi 1953
Anant Sutra worship and Ganesh visarjan on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:46
- Sunset17:54
- Fasting window (tithi)1953-09-21 · 17:17 → 13:38
- Parana (tithi ends)13:38
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 1953
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1953
- Vasant Panchami — 19 January 1953
- Maha Shivaratri — 12 February 1953
- Holika Dahan — 28 February 1953
- Holi — 1 March 1953
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 16 March 1953
- Ram Navami — 23 March 1953
- Akshaya Tritiya — 15 May 1953
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 13 July 1953
- Guru Purnima — 26 July 1953
- Nag Panchami — 15 August 1953
- Raksha Bandhan — 24 August 1953
- Krishna Janmashtami — 31 August 1953
- Hartalika Teej — 11 September 1953
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 12 September 1953
- Pitru Paksha begins — 24 September 1953
- Sharad Navratri begins — 9 October 1953
- Durga Ashtami — 16 October 1953
- Maha Navami — 17 October 1953
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 17 October 1953
- Karwa Chauth — 25 October 1953
- Dhanteras — 4 November 1953
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 5 November 1953
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 6 November 1953
- Govardhan Puja — 7 November 1953
- Bhai Dooj — 8 November 1953
- Chhath Puja — 12 November 1953
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 20 November 1953
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 20 November 1953
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