गुड़ी पड़वा (महाराष्ट्र नव वर्ष) 2026
⏰ Auspicious Puja Muhurat & Panchangam
Detailed Daily Panchangam →🌇 Sunset: 6:26 PM
🌟 Significance & Spiritual Importance
Symbolizes the Brahmadhvaja (Brahma's victory flag) and the victory of Lord Rama over Vali.
📜 Historical Background & Puranic Origins
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj celebrated this day to mark the victory and pride of Swarajya.
🕉️ Traditional Puja Vidhi (Step-by-Step Procedure)
Perform the sacred observances with purity of mind, devotion, and alignment with traditional Vedic rituals.
Light cow ghee/til oil lamps facing East. Perform Achamanam and seek purification of body and mind.
Pray to Lord Ganesha to remove obstacles. Take akshatas and water to state place, time, gotram, and desire.
Consecrate pure water with mango leaves and coconut. Invoke the presiding deities with reverence.
Offer Asanam, Padhyam, Arghyam, Snanam (Panchamrita), Vastra, Yajnopaveetam, and Sandalwood paste.
Chant the Ashtottara Shatanamavali (108 names) offering fresh sacred flowers and bilva/tulasi leaves.
Offer pure guggulu incense, lamp darshanam, traditional prasadam offerings, fruits, and tambulam.
Perform lighted camphor aarti with bell ringing and chanting sacred Mangala harathi stotras.
Circumambulate three times clockwise, perform prostrations, and offer all fruits of the puja to the Divine.
Maha Ganapati Pooja (మహా గణపతి పూజా విధానం)
Follow the authentic traditional step-by-step procedure with audio chants, mantras, and mudras.
📦 Puja Samagri Checklist & Sacred Naivedyam
🌿 Required Puja Samagri Checklist:
🍲 Traditional Naivedyam (Prasadam):
📿 Associated Sacred Mantras & Stotras
Browse All Mantras →Gayatri Maha Mantra
Vakratunda Mahakaya
⚖️ Vrat Rules, Do's & Don'ts
Hoist Gudi during morning muhurat and consume neem prasadam for purification.
✅ Do’s (ఆచరించవలసినవి / क्या करें):
Erect Gudi at home entrance facing east, draw vibrant rangoli, distribute sweets.
❌ Don’ts (నిషేధించబడినవి / क्या न करें):
Do not keep the Gudi hoisted past sunset; dismantle it reverently before dusk.