गणेशोत्सव
Gaṇeśotsava
Ten days from Bhādrapad śukla chaturthī to Ananta Chaturdaśī, when Gaṇeśa is welcomed into homes and public maṇḍaps across Maharashtra, with āratī every morning and evening.
4–14 September 2027
पाठThe chants
Classical SanskritSanskrit
गणपति अथर्वशीर्ष
ॐ नमस्ते गणपतये
Ganpati Atharvashirsha
The Atharvaśīrṣa of Gaṇapati
Unattributed · c. 16th–17th century CE (debated)
ĀratīMarathiसुखकर्ता दुःखहर्ता
सुखकर्ता दुःखहर्ता वार्ता विघ्नाची । नुरवी पुरवी प्रेम कृपा जयाची
Sukhkarta Dukhharta
The Āratī of Gaṇeśa
Samarth Rāmdās · 1608–1682 CE
Classical SanskritSanskritवक्रतुण्ड महाकाय
वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय सूर्यकोटिसमप्रभ
Vakratunda Mahakaya
The Invocation to Gaṇeśa
Unattributed · Undated
ĀratīMarathi & Sanskritघालीन लोटांगण
घालीन लोटांगण वंदीन चरण । डोळ्यांनीं पाहीन रूप तुझें
Ghalin Lotangan
The Closing Prayer of Surrender
Sant Nāmdev, and tradition · 13th–14th century onward
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