Updated On: 24 August, 2025 12:04 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The festival begins on the Chaturthi of the Bhadrapada month (as per the Hindu lunisolar calendar) and continues for ten days. During this period, idols of Lord Ganesha are installed in homes and public spaces

Ganeshotsav is one of the most grandly celebrated festivals in Maharashtra. Pic/Ashish Raje
Ganesh Chaturthi 2025, one of the most anticipated festivals in the Hindu calendar, will be celebrated with great fervour in Maharashtra and across several states in India and abroad beginning on August 27, 2025.
The festival marks the birth of Lord Ganesha, the deity of wisdom, prosperity, and good fortune.
The ten-day festival will conclude on Saturday, September 6, 2025, with the traditional Ganesh Visarjan.