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Maha Sangada Hara Chathurti
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Maha Sangada Hara Chathurti
The Greatest Sankashti of the Year
Bhadrapada Krishna Paksha Chaturthi
Deity
Lord Ganesha (as Heramba / Sangada Hara)
Observance
Vrat · Full-day fast
Duration
1 day
Observed
Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Goa
Pooja Muhurat in New Delhi
After 08:25 PM
After moonrise
Evening puja followed by Chandra arghya at moonrise
Showing timings for New Delhi (IST), the default city — checking your location for timings that match your own sunrise.
Vrat Parana · breaking the fast
08:25 PM
At moonrise, after offering arghya
After moonrise and the offering of Chandra arghya
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About This Day

Grand Sankashti Chaturthi in Bhadrapada, especially significant in South India — Sangada Hara means remover of troubles.

Maha Sangada Hara Chaturthi is the Kannada name for the Sankashti Chaturthi of Bhadrapada month, and the prefix Maha marks it as the greatest of the twelve Sankashti observances of the year. Sangada Hara means the destroyer of difficulty. In Karnataka this vrat is kept with particular seriousness by households carrying an unresolved burden — a court case, a chronic illness, a debt, or a delayed marriage. The observance is identical in form to Sankashti elsewhere in India: a fast held from sunrise, an evening puja to Ganesha with durva and modak, and the breaking of the fast only after the moon has risen and been offered arghya. Coming shortly before Ganesha Chaturthi, it also opens the Ganesha season in many Kannada homes.

Sangatahara ChaturthiSankashta Hara ChaturthiHeramba Sankashti ChaturthiBahula Chaturthi
Regional Names
Gujarat
Bol Choth
Karnataka
Maha Sangada Hara Chaturthi
Tamil Nadu
Sankatahara Chaturthi
Maharashtra
Heramba Sankashti Chaturthi
Andhra Pradesh
Sankatahara Chaviti
Vrat Rules

A day-long fast from sunrise, broken only after the moon is sighted and arghya offered.

Allowed
·fruits
·milk
·water
·sabudana
·rock salt
·groundnuts
Avoided
·grains
·rice
·common salt
·onion
·garlic
·non-vegetarian food
·alcohol
Pooja Vidhi , Step by Step
1
Sunrise sankalp
Bathe early, wear clean red or yellow clothes, and vow to fast until moonrise
2
Set the altar
Place the Ganesha idol facing east; decorate with durva, red flowers and a lamp
3
Morning puja
Offer water, sindoor, akshat and durva; light a ghee lamp and chant the Ganesha mantra
4
Evening worship
After sunset perform the principal puja with 21 durva blades, modak or kadubu, and dhoop
5
Vrat Katha
Read the Sangada Hara Chaturthi Vrat Katha and recite the Sankat Nashan Ganesh Stotra
6
Chandra arghya
On moonrise, offer arghya of water with sandal, akshat and flowers facing the moon
7
Parana
Perform mangalarati and break the fast with the prasad
Step-by-step pooja guidance with mantras.
Mantras
Ganesha Mula Mantra
ॐ गं गणपतये नमः
Om Gam Ganapataye Namah · 108 chants
Salutations to Ganapati, lord of the ganas and remover of obstacles
Sankat Nashan Mantra
ॐ गणेश ऋणं छिन्धि वरेण्यं हुं नमः फट्
Om Ganesha Rinam Chhindhi Varenyam Hum Namah Phat · 108 chants
O Ganesha, sever the bonds of debt and difficulty — salutations to the most excellent one
Ganesha Gayatri
ॐ एकदन्ताय विद्महे वक्रतुण्डाय धीमहि। तन्नो दन्तिः प्रचोदयात्।।
Om Ekadantaya Vidmahe Vakratundaya Dhimahi, Tanno Dantih Prachodayat · 108 chants
We meditate on the single-tusked one, we contemplate the curved-trunked one. May the tusked lord awaken us
Pooja Essentials
Pooja Items
Ganesha idolDurva grassKadubu or modakSindoorRed clothAkshatCamphorGhee lampDhoopCoconutWater vessel for arghya
Flowers
Red hibiscusMarigoldDurva grassJasmine
Prasad
KadubuModakChakliBananaCoconutJaggeryTil laddu
Do
·Fast from sunrise until moonrise
·Offer durva grass in bunches of three
·Read the Vrat Katha before the arghya
·Check the local moonrise time for your city
·Offer arghya to the moon before eating
Avoid
·Do not break the fast before moonrise
·Do not offer tulsi to Ganesha
·Avoid grains, salt, onion, garlic and non-vegetarian food
·Avoid anger and harsh speech through the day
·Do not skip the Vrat Katha
Remedies
·Offer 21 durva blades for relief from a persistent difficulty
·Chant the Sankat Nashan Ganesh Stotra for freedom from debt
·Offer til laddu and donate sesame
·Feed cows with green fodder and jaggery
·Distribute prasad to children after the parana
Daan (Donations)
Kadubu or sweetsSesameJaggeryGreen fodder for cowsFood to the needy
Lord Ganesha (as Heramba / Sangada Hara)
Maha Sangada Hara Chaturthi
The Greatest Sankashti of the Year
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