- Official name
- Vinayaka Chaturthi, Vinayaka Chavithi
- Also called
- Chavithi, Chouthi, Ganeshotsav, Gauri Ganesh
- Observed by
- Hindus around the world
- Type
- Religious
- Significance
- Commemorates the birth of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha
- Celebrations
- Chanting of Vedic hymns and Hindu texts, prayers, processions, idol immersion
- Ends
- 5 and 7, & 9, 11 days after the start and 21 days after the start only in some regions of India
- Date
- Varies depending on lunar cycle as per Hindu calendar or Panchang
- 2025 date
- 2025-08-27
- 2026 date
- 2026-09-14
- Frequency
- Annual