Ekadanta Sankashta
GujaratiAlso known as: Ekadanta Ganesh Chaturthi
Ekadanta Sankashta
About Ekadanta Sankashta
Ekadanta Sankashta is a monthly Sankashti Chaturthi dedicated to Lord Ganesh as Ekadanta, meaning one with a single tusk, representing sacrifice and determination.
Devotees observe a strict fast and offer prayers to Lord Ganesh for removing obstacles and granting success. The one-tusked form symbolises overcoming any challenge.
The vrat is observed from sunrise until moonrise. Devotees believe that worshipping Ekadanta Ganesh helps in overcoming difficulties and achieving goals.
The monthly observance is performed with devotion, offering modak, durva grass, and red flowers to the Ekadanta form.
Vrat Vidhi & Fasting Rules
Devotees fast from sunrise until moonrise.
- Wake early and take a ritual bath.
- Observe a strict fast.
- Visit Ganesh temple for puja.
- Break the fast after sighting the moon.
Parana (Breaking Fast) Note: The fast is broken after sighting the moon.
Puja Samagri & Ritual Steps
- Clean the puja area.
- Place the Ganesh idol.
- Offer modak, durva grass, and red flowers.
- Apply kumkum and perform aarti.
- Break the fast after sighting the moon.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
One with a single tusk, symbolising sacrifice and determination.
Helps overcome difficulties and achieve goals.
Note: All timings are represented in 24-hour notation in local time of the selected location with DST adjustment (if applicable).
Hours which are past midnight are suffixed with next day date. In Panchang, a day starts and ends with local sunrise.
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