Anant Chaturdashi 1994
Anant Sutra worship and Ganesh visarjan on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:45
- Sunset17:59
- Fasting window (tithi)00:13 → 1994-09-19 · 00:36
- Parana (tithi ends)00:361994-09-19
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 1994
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1994
- Vasant Panchami — 15 February 1994
- Maha Shivaratri — 10 March 1994
- Holika Dahan — 26 March 1994
- Holi — 28 March 1994
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 12 April 1994
- Ram Navami — 20 April 1994
- Akshaya Tritiya — 13 May 1994
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 10 July 1994
- Guru Purnima — 22 July 1994
- Nag Panchami — 11 August 1994
- Raksha Bandhan — 21 August 1994
- Krishna Janmashtami — 29 August 1994
- Hartalika Teej — 8 September 1994
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 9 September 1994
- Pitru Paksha begins — 20 September 1994
- Sharad Navratri begins — 6 October 1994
- Durga Ashtami — 12 October 1994
- Maha Navami — 13 October 1994
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 13 October 1994
- Karwa Chauth — 23 October 1994
- Dhanteras — 1 November 1994
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 2 November 1994
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 3 November 1994
- Govardhan Puja — 4 November 1994
- Bhai Dooj — 5 November 1994
- Chhath Puja — 8 November 1994
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 18 November 1994
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 18 November 1994
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