Anant Chaturdashi

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Anant Chaturdashi is a Hindu festival day marked by the immersion of Lord Ganesha idols and the worship of Lord Vishnu in his infinite (Anant) form, symbolizing the conclusion of a period of devotion and the seeking of enduring prosperity and protection.

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Anant Chaturdashi canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu festival ⓘ
religious observance ⓘ
alsoObservedIn Nepal ⓘ
among Hindu diaspora worldwide ⓘ
associatedRitual Anant Puja (worship of Anant Vishnu) ⓘ
fasting by devotees ⓘ
recitation of Anant Chaturdashi vrata katha ⓘ
tying of Anant sutra (sacred thread) ⓘ
visarjan (immersion) of Ganesha idols ⓘ
associatedWith Ganesh Chaturthi festival ⓘ
linked to: Ganesh Chaturthi

Vishnu worship traditions ⓘ
vrata (religious vow) practices ⓘ
calendarSystem Hindu lunisolar calendar ⓘ
countryOfPractice India ⓘ
culturalFeature community gatherings and devotional singing ⓘ
large processions for Ganesha immersion ⓘ
etymology "Anant" means infinite in Sanskrit ⓘ
linked to: Ananta

"Chaturdashi" means fourteenth day in Sanskrit ⓘ
festivalType vrata and puja oriented festival ⓘ
hasAspect Anant (infinite) form of Vishnu ⓘ
linked to: Brahman
hasSacredThreadColor saffron and red for men ⓘ
yellow and red for women ⓘ
honorsDeity Lord Ganesha ⓘ
linked to: Ganesha

Lord Vishnu ⓘ
linked to: Vishnu
linkedConcept family welfare ⓘ
longevity of good fortune ⓘ
prosperity ⓘ
protection ⓘ
removal of obstacles ⓘ
majorPublicCelebrations Goa ⓘ
Karnataka ⓘ
Maharashtra ⓘ
parts of Andhra Pradesh ⓘ
parts of Gujarat ⓘ
parts of Telangana ⓘ
marksEvent end of Ganesh Chaturthi festival period ⓘ
immersion of Lord Ganesha idols ⓘ
observedBy Hindus ⓘ
linked to: Hinduism
occursInMonth Bhadrapada ⓘ
occursOn 14th day (Chaturdashi) of the bright fortnight (Shukla Paksha) of Bhadrapada ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
scripturalAssociation Puranic stories related to Anant vrata ⓘ
symbolizes conclusion of a period of devotion ⓘ
infinity of Lord Vishnu ⓘ
seeking divine protection ⓘ
seeking enduring prosperity ⓘ
typicalGregorianMonth August ⓘ
September ⓘ
vowDuration traditionally 14 years for Anant vrata ⓘ

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Ganesh Chaturthi → endsWith → Anant Chaturdashi ⓘ
Bhadrapada → associatedFestival → Anant Chaturdashi ⓘ
Bhadra → containsFestival → Anant Chaturdashi ⓘ