In Pictures: Ganesh Chaturthi 2026

Ganesh Chaturthi, or Vinayaka Chaturthi, is a Hindu festival celebrated across India in honour of Lord Ganesha.The festival falls on September 14, 2026.Idols of various sizes are erected and displayed both at home and on the streets in different parts of the country as part of the celebrations.Here is a peek into the celebrations happening across the country.Photo: B. Jothiramalingan Three Lord Vinayagar idols depicting different avatars of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, installed at RK Nagar by TVK cadres during Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations, in Chennai.Photo: ANI Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan, with his wife Sadhna Singh, carries an idol of Lord Ganesh for installation at their residence on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, in Bhopal on September 14, 2026.Photo: Imran Nissar Devotees pray at the Shri Sidhi Vinayak Ganesh Mandir on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Srinagar on September 14, 2026.Photo: Imran Nissar Devotees pray at the Shri Sidhi Vinayak Ganesh Mandir on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Srinagar on September 14, 2026.Photo: Imran Nissar Devotees pray at the Shri Sidhi Vinayak Ganesh Mandir on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Srinagar on September 14, 2026. Photo: K.R. Deepak Ganesha idol made with one crore rudraksh unveiled at a pandal on Beach Road in Visakhapatnam on September 14, 2026, as part of Vinayak Chaturthi celebrations.Photo: K.R. Deepak ‘Sri Divya Kankana Alankara Maha Ganapathi’, a 117-foot-tall idol adorned with around one crore glass bangles, installed by SV Entertainments for Vinayaka Chavithi celebrations, opened to the public at Sri Nagar in Gajuwaka, Visakhapatnam, on September 13, 2026. The idol is said to be among the tallest Ganesh idols installed in the city this year.Photo: K.R. Deepak Ganesha in a dancing pose at a pandal at Chinna Waltair in Visakhapatnam on Ganesh Chaturthi on September 14, 2026.Photo: PTI Devotees offer prayers to an idol of Lord Ganesh during the ‘Ganesh Chaturthi’ festival, at a ‘pandal’ in Telipara, Dhanbad, Jharkhand, on September 14, 2026.Photo: Imran Nissar Devotees pray at the Shri Sidhi Vinayak Ganesh Mandir on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Srinagar on September 14, 2026. Photo: Raghunathan S.R. Ganesh idols being taken in procession for installation at various places in Chennai on the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi festival on September 13, 2026.Photo: Ramakrishna G. Devotees purchase idols of Lord Ganesha ahead of the Ganesh festival at Dhoolpet in Hyderabad on Sunday, September 13, 2026. Published - September 14, 2026 04:44 pm IST