Anant Chaturdashi (अनंत चतुर्दशी) is a festival falling in the Hindu lunar month of भाद्रपद. Its position is fixed by tithi rather than by the Gregorian calendar, so the date moves every year and is computed from the panchang. Tradition keeps a fast on the day. The observance itself, and its puja vidhi, stay the same each year.
Anant Chaturdashi
अनंत चतुर्दशी
Hindu month: भाद्रपद
Panchang Basis (Tithi Rule)
Each year this observance falls on the Chaturdashi tithi of the Shukla Paksha in the Hindu month of Bhadrapada. Because lunar tithis drift against the Gregorian calendar, the English date shifts every year — the tithi rule above is what stays fixed.
About This Festival
The fourteenth of Bhadrapada's bright fortnight — Vishnu is worshipped as Anant, the endless one, the fourteen-knot anant sutra is tied on the arm, and Ganesh visarjan processions carry Bappa to the water on the same afternoon.
भाद्रपद शुक्ल चतुर्दशी — अनंत रूप में भगवान विष्णु की पूजा, भुजा पर चौदह गाँठों का अनंत सूत्र बाँधा जाता है, और इसी दिन गणपति बप्पा का विसर्जन भी होता है।
Significance
The vrat of Anant — Vishnu resting on Shesha in the kshir sagar — is kept for fourteen years by tradition, restoring lost prosperity as it did for Kaundinya in the katha Krishna told Yudhishthira during the Pandavas' exile. The fourteen knots of the anant sutra stand for the fourteen lokas Vishnu pervades; the raksha thread is worn through the year. Since public Ganeshotsav concluded on this day, the visarjan crowds have made it one of Maharashtra's largest festival afternoons — 'Ganpati Bappa Morya, pudhchya varshi laukar ya' echoing to the water.
Puja Vidhi (How to Observe)
After morning snan, set a kalash with a darbha-grass Shesha form or Vishnu image. Worship Anant Bhagwan with panchopachar, offer the fourteen-knot cotton or silk anant sutra — kesari for men, red for women — and hear the Anant vrat katha of Kaundinya. Tie the sutra on the right arm (men) or left (women). The vrat meal is single and sattvik, traditionally with the fourteen-grain preparation where family custom keeps it. Households with a sthapit Ganesh murti perform the uttar-puja and take Bappa for visarjan in the afternoon.
Frequently Asked Questions
When is Anant Chaturdashi celebrated?
Anant Chaturdashi is celebrated on Friday, 25 September 2026 in 2026 and Tuesday, 14 September 2027 in 2027. The date changes each year because it follows the Hindu lunar calendar (Panchang) — every date here is computed from real planetary positions using the Swiss Ephemeris engine, not copied from a fixed list.
Is Anant Chaturdashi a fasting (vrat) day?
Yes — Anant Chaturdashi is observed as a vrat (fasting day). Devotees keep a fast and complete the puja before breaking it, following the puja vidhi for the day.
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