#  Ganesha Chaturthi 

 



Ganesha Chaturthi is the year’s great festival of Ganesha, celebrated most commonly on the fourth day (*chaturthi*) of the waning fortnight of the lunar month of August/September. At the Ganesha Temple in Queens, the day includes a procession of the festival image of Ganesha through the streets of Flushing. Many American temples observe Ganesha Chaturthi.