Archive · 14 Sep 2026
Indore, Ujjain Temples Begin Grand Ganesh Chaturthi Celebrations
Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations have started in Madhya Pradesh.
People are installing Ganesh idols in homes, temples and decorated pandals.
The Khajrana Ganesh Temple in Indore decorated its idol with gold ornaments worth about ₹7 crore.
The temple also offered 1.25 lakh modaks, a sweet linked with Lord Ganesha.
Bada Ganpati Temple is celebrating its 125th anniversary with about 101 kilograms of laddus.
The temple has a 25-foot-tall Ganesh idol.
In Ujjain, Chintaman Ganesh Temple will hold a musical aarti every night at 9 p.m.
Devotees there follow a tradition of drawing an inverted Swastika when making a wish and an upright one after it comes true.
Special gates and security arrangements are being used to help manage the crowds.
Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations began across Madhya Pradesh on Monday with idol installations, pujas, decorations, aartis and darshan.
Indore’s Khajrana Ganesh Temple adorned its deity with gold ornaments valued at around ₹7 crore.
Khajrana temple offered 1.25 lakh modaks and scheduled morning, evening and noon Maha Aartis.
Bada Ganpati Temple is marking its 125th anniversary with around 101 kilograms of laddus for its 25-foot idol.
Ujjain’s Chintaman Ganesh Temple planned daily one-hour musical aartis at 9 p.m. and separate entry and exit gates.
- Who
- Devotees, temple priests and officials are participating in the celebrations.
- What
- A 10-day Ganesh Chaturthi festival featuring idol installations, pujas, decorations, offerings, aartis and darshan.
- When
- The celebrations began on Monday, September 14, 2026, and will continue for 10 days.
- Where
- Temples, homes and pandals across Madhya Pradesh, especially in Indore and Ujjain.
- Why
- To celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi through worship, devotional offerings and related religious traditions.
- Festival duration
- 10 days
- Khajrana ornaments
- Gold ornaments worth around ₹7 crore
- Khajrana offering
- 1.25 lakh modaks
- Bada Ganpati anniversary
- 125th anniversary
- Bada Ganpati idol
- 25 feet tall
- Bada Ganpati offering
- Around 101 kilograms of laddus
- Chintaman musical aarti
- One hour daily at 9 p.m.
