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Ganesh Chaturthi in Ahmedabad will take place this year on Wednesday, August 31st, 2022. Typically, the celebration occurs on the fourth day (Chaturthi) of the Bhadrapada month, which is from August to September. Lord Ganesh is also known as Vighna Harta Dev which means Lord of removing every hurdle of our life, so during each spiritual work, Puja Vidhi, auspicious occasion, people first remember the Lord Ganesh.

Ganesh Temple is located in the Koth, the small village of Dholka Taluka of Ahmedabad district of Gujarat is well known across the surrounding region for its Ganesh Mandir. The temple of Lord Ganesh is so much popular here, the village Koth is popular as Ganeshpura or Ganpatipura to Ganpatpura in devotee. It is situated at just 21 km from Dholka, 56 km from Ahmedabad and 45 km from Kheda. Now a days, Koth Ganeshpura is very popular tourist destination nearby Ahmedabad due to Ganesh Temple.

Because it’s The First Post-Pandemic Ganesh Chaturthi Celebrations

This year, every festival celebration across India holds more importance than the same festival celebration every other year. Why? Because the 3-year-long pandemic has finally passed. We Indians are rich in history. We love festivals because they break our ordinary routine, bring us together and give us purpose and joy. Without festivals, we feel a sense of emptiness in our everyday living. This year, the year 2022, has finally brought us to our true nature, the nature of celebrating every reason we get.

Ganesh Idol – Size not restricted

Due to the pandemic in the past three years, the Gujarat Government had levied a limit on the size of the idol of Lord Ganesh. Idols that were to be placed in public places had to be within the height of four feet and Idols that were to be placed in homes had to be within the height of two feet.

On March 31st 2022, to everybody’s joy, Gujarat’s Chief Minister Shri Bhupendra Patel released a statement saying that all the pandemic-related restrictions have been lifted from every celebration. The guidelines for immersing Ganesh idols have remained the same, nevertheless. Plaster of paris and other plastic idols are prohibited by the rules, among other things. Additionally, specific rules for idol immersion have been published.

Hence, this year people are expecting to go all into the celebration and recover all the joy they have missed out on in the past 3 years.

First Ganesh Chaturthi In Ahmedabad For Many Newly Bought Properties

Ahmedabad’s residential real estate sector has recorded 95% growth in the first two quarters of the year 2022. Many families in Ahmedabad, Gujarat are moving into their newly bought properties; residential and commercial, they are eagerly waiting to welcome Lord Ganesha in their new home or office.

Ganesh Chaturthi Celebrations In Ahmedabad

Most people have heard of Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations in Mumbai but only few knows that Ahmedabad celebrates Ganesh Chaturthi with as much enthusiasm as Mumbaikars. There are many Ganesh temples in Ahmedabad where special puja and Abhishek are conducted. Moreover, the local devotees also gather funds and create pandals where Lord Ganesh Idol is placed for a few days. Some devotees also welcome Lord Ganesh to their homes with a small idol. These days, eco-friendly Ganesh at mandaps and Ganesh idols at homes made of chocolates and sweets are famous.

Famous Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations in Ahmedabad are

• Shahpur Ka Raja
• Krishna Mitra Mandal at Naranpura
• Madhupura ka Raja
• Shiv Shakti Yog Mandal of Dakshini Society
• Shree Sarvajanik Ganesh Utsav Mandal of Shreepadwadi Dakshini

These mandaps worship Lord Ganesha’s idol for 10 days. In this 10-day long event, there are many cultural events such as music, garba, dance, and many other competitions for fun and gathering. After 10 days, people do ‘vidaai’ to Lord Ganesha by doing their visarjan in a water body.