India, Sept. 25 -- The occasion of Anant Chaturdashi will fall on Friday, September 25, 2026 and this event will mark the Chaturdashi Tithi in the Shukla Paksha of the month of Bhadrapada. The occasion of Anant Chaturdashi occupies an unique position in the Hindu calendar as it celebrates the worship of Lord Vishnu as Ananta while at the same time concluding the ten days of the Ganesh festival, especially Ganesh Visarjan. Number 14 has special significance on this occasion. The sacred Anant Sutra is tied in 14 knots, which relates to the 14 worlds of Hindu cosmology.

Ganesh Chaturthi is to take place on September 14 in 2026, which means that September 25 is the tenth day and last day of the main Ganeshotsav festival. Thus, for believers ...