Ganesh Chaturthi in Chidambaram

Date and timing in this city

In Chidambaram (चिदम्बरम), India, Ganesh Chaturthi falls on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi — the fourth tithi of the waxing fortnight of Bhadrapada. The festival is observed for a 10-day Ganesh utsav, and its presiding deity is Ganesha.

For Chidambaram, the date is:

• 2026: Monday 14 September 2026
• 2027: Saturday 4 September 2027

Chidambaram keeps Asia/Kolkata time, so the tithi is reckoned from the local sunrise of the city rather than from a single national clock. The Chaturthi tithi may begin or end at a different moment here than it does elsewhere, which is why the observance is tied to Chidambaram's own sunrise. The dates above are the ones computed for this city.

Why the date can differ from India

A pan-India calendar often prints one date for the whole country. That works for convenience, but the tithi is a lunar measure, and the moment it is current depends on where the sun rises. Chidambaram's sunrise occurs at its own longitude, so the window in which Chaturthi is judged to be present can shift by a day relative to other regions.

Two further conventions can affect which date a family keeps. Some traditions reckon the lunar month from the new moon (amanta) and others from the full moon (purnimanta); Smarta and Vaishnava households may also differ on which part of the day the tithi should prevail. Where traditions differ, it is best to follow the calendar your family or kula has always used, and to confirm the local sunrise-based timing for Chidambaram rather than relying on a national listing alone.

Where and how the community celebrates

Ganesh Chaturthi is pan-India in observance, and Chidambaram is no exception. Households install an image or clay murti of Ganesha, offer durva grass, modak and flowers, and recite or listen to the traditional prayers associated with the festival. Over the 10-day Ganesh utsav, daily worship continues, with the final day given to visarjan — the ceremonial immersion of the murti.

Because customs vary by region and family, the details of the daily routine — the number of offerings, the mantras, the manner of the farewell — are best learned from your own elders or a qualified jyotishi rather than assumed from a general description.

Practical tips

• Note the Chidambaram dates for the year you are observing: Monday 14 September 2026 and Saturday 4 September 2027.
• Plan the ten days of utsav from the first day, since the observance runs for a full 10-day period.
• If your family follows a particular amanta or purnimanta reckoning, keep to it; the city date above is the Chidambaram sunrise-based one.
• For questions about your own chart or personal observance, consult a qualified jyotishi.