Festivals · 2026
Anant Chaturdashi 2026: Date and Ganesh Visarjan
Anant Chaturdashi 2026 has passed. The next is Anant Chaturdashi 2027 on Tuesday 14 September 2027 (Chaturdashi tithi 12:42 AM on 14 September to 2:50 AM on 15 September IST), the day of Ganesh Visarjan.
The short answer
Anant Chaturdashi 2026 falls on Friday, 25 September 2026, on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi. It is the tenth and final day of the Ganesh festival, when the idols installed on Ganesh Chaturthi (14 September) are carried in procession and immersed — the Ganesh Visarjan.
The day carries two observances at once. It is Anant Chaturdashi, when Vishnu is worshipped in his boundless (ananta) form and a fourteen-knotted thread is tied on the wrist; and it is the closing day of the ten-day Ganesh utsav.
The visarjan procession is the most public expression of the festival, particularly in Maharashtra, where household and community idols alike are taken to water through the afternoon and evening.
Timings follow the New Delhi panchang. Tithi-based dates can shift by a day for other cities and for readers abroad — check your own city’s panchang.
Frequently asked questions
When is Anant Chaturdashi in 2026?
Anant Chaturdashi 2026 fell on Friday, 25 September 2026, on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi.
Is Ganesh Visarjan on the same day as Anant Chaturdashi?
Yes — the ten-day Ganesh festival that begins on Ganesh Chaturthi closes with the visarjan on Anant Chaturdashi. In 2026 that was 25 September.
When is Anant Chaturdashi in 2027?
Tuesday 14 September 2027. The Chaturdashi tithi runs from 12:42 AM on 14 September to 2:50 AM on 15 September IST, so it covers the whole day of the visarjan.
What is the Anant thread?
A sacred thread with fourteen knots, tied on the wrist after the Anant Vishnu puja — on the right arm for men and the left for women by common custom — as a vow of protection for the year.
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