Vikata Sankashta
GujaratiAlso known as: Vikata Ganesh Chaturthi
Vikata Sankashta
About Vikata Sankashta
Vikata Sankashta is a monthly Sankashti Chaturthi dedicated to Lord Ganesh as Vikata, meaning the wondrous or miraculous, representing Ganeshs power to perform miracles.
Devotees observe a strict fast and offer prayers for miraculous solutions to seemingly impossible problems. The vrat is observed from sunrise until moonrise.
The Vikata form is believed to intervene in situations that seem hopeless, providing miraculous solutions and divine intervention.
The monthly observance is performed with special prayers for invoking miraculous divine intervention in times of great difficulty.
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)
The wondrous or miraculous, representing Ganeshs power to perform miracles.
Brings miraculous solutions to impossible problems.
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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