Ganesh Festival: Why is immersion done after the Ganesh festival? What will happen if not done, know..

Ganesh Chaturthi 2025: Today is the second day of Ganesh Utsav. This holy festival is being celebrated with great pomp all over the country. Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated on the Chaturthi date of the Shukla Paksha of the Bhadrapada month. This festival is celebrated for 10 days, i.e., from Ganesh Chaturthi to Anant Chaturdashi. This time Ganesh Chaturthi will start from 27th August and immersion will be done on 6th September. To please Lord Ganesha, his favorite offering, Modak, is offered. After this, according to the tradition, after Ganesh Utsav, Vighnaharta is bid farewell with respect. With this, the festival ends. But, do you know why immersion is done after Ganesh Utsav? What will happen if immersion is not done? Can a Ganapati idol be kept at home and worshipped? Let's know about this-

Why is immersion done after Ganesh Utsav?

Unnao's astrologer Rishikant Mishra says that the tradition of Ganesh Utsav and immersion started in Maharashtra. Because Lord Ganesha from North India went to Maharashtra to meet his brother Kartikeya. He stayed there for 10 days. After this, he was given a farewell with respect. The immersion started after this day. Apart from this, the message is given through immersion that Lord Ganesha goes back to his world after ending all the obstacles.

What will happen if you do not immerse the Ganesh idol?

According to the astrologer, it is necessary to immerse for 10 days after the Ganesh Puja. According to religious beliefs, not doing so can cause a defect. If you keep the idol in the house only for the purpose of decoration or worship and do not do proper installation or immersion, then it is not considered a defect from the religious point of view.

Can a Ganesh idol be kept at home?

Immersion of the Ganesh idol after the festival is very important. Let us tell you that the Ganesh idol has been established for a certain time, and it is necessary to immerse it in the proper way. However, there is no need to immerse small Ganesh idols. You can keep this idol in your house and worship it.

…so this is why the festival started being celebrated publicly
It is said that Lokmanya Tilak started celebrating Ganeshotsav publicly in 1893. The purpose behind doing this was to unite the society and spread awareness among Indians against British rule. Since then this tradition is completed every year in the form of idol immersion after Ganeshotsav.

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