Ganesh Chaturthi 2024: Facts and Rules

Written By:  Vani Jha

Rules

– According to Hindu belief, immersion of Ganesha should be done only in the auspicious time.  – Do not wear black clothes on the day of immersion. – All the items used in Ganesh puja should be immersed. 

Rules

– If you have offered a coconut to Lord Ganesha, then never break that coconut, rather flow it in water.  – While immersing the idol of Ganpati, do not go into too deep water.  – Immerse the idol of Ganesha at a place where no one's feet touch the immersion idol. 

Preparations

Make a ghee wick made of pure cotton. Lighting a ghee lamp is very auspicious. Camphor should also be used in Ganesha's Aarti. Before starting the Aarti, offer flowers to Lord Ganesha three times. After this, blow the conch three times, while blowing the conch.  

Immersion of Ganpati Bappa 

To bid farewell to Ganesh Ji, it is very important for a person to take a bath and maintain purity. It is also very important to clean the place where Bappa is seated.