Ganesh Chaturthi 2023: Why Ganesh Utsav is celebrated for 10 days

Hindu devotees across the states of India are gearing up for the 10-day Ganeshotsav celebrations that mark the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi or Vinayak Chaturthi, which falls annually on the Chaturthi tithi of Shukla Paksha to celebrate the birth of Ganesha, the elephant-headed deity of wisdom and prosperity.

The devotees believe that every year, Ganesha visits the Earth to bless his devotees during the 10-day festival and this year, Ganesh Chaturthi will begin on September 19 and will end on September 28 with Ganesh Visarjan or Anant Chaturdashi, that is believed to mark Ganesha's return to Mount Kailash to his parents Shiva and Parvati.

An artisan gives finishing touches to an idol of Ganesha ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi festival, in Agartala. Read on to know why Ganesh Utsav is celebrated for 10 days (PTI)