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Is it August 26 or August 27? Are banks and the stock market open or closed on Tuesday? Ganesh Chaturthi Date: As per Drik Panchang report, Ganesh Chaturthi will begin from Wednesday, August 27 onward and the Ganesha Visarjan will be held on Saturday, September 6, 2025. However, the Chaturthi Tithi begins from 01:54 PM on Aug 26, 2025, and will end on 03:44 PM on Aug 27, 2025. During these timeframe, the auspicious time to avoid moon sighting is 01:54 PM to 08:52 PM, August 26. Ganesh Chaturthi Muhurat Times City-Wise On August 27: 11:21 AM to 01:51 PM - Pune 11:05 AM to 01:40 PM - New Delhi 10:56 AM to 01:25 PM - Chennai 11:11 AM to 01:45 PM - Jaipur 11:02 AM to 01:33 PM - Hyderabad 11:06 AM to 01:40 PM - Gurgaon 11:07 AM to 01:42 PM - Chandigarh 10:22 AM to 12:54 PM - Kolkata 11:24 AM to 01:55 PM - Mumbai 11:07 AM to 01:36 PM - Bengaluru 11:25 AM to 01:57 PM - Ahmedabad 11:05 AM to 01:39 PM - Noida Bank Holiday On August 26: Since Ganesha festival will begin on August 27, RBI has not declared any bank holiday in cities on August 26. Hence, banks will be operational as normal on Tuesday. Stock Market Holiday On August 26: According, trading in equity, equity derivatives, commodities, bonds, forex and other market related instruments will be opened on August 26. All About Ganesh Chaturthi 2025: Ganesh Chaturthi, also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi or Vinayaka Chavithi or Vinayagar Chaturthi, is a Hindu festival celebrating the birthday of Hindu deity Ganesh. The festival is marked with the installation of Ganesha's murtis privately in homes and publicly on elaborate pandals, as per Wikipedia. Also, Britannica report highlighted that the worship begins with the prana pratishtha ("installing the life breath"), a ritual to invoke life in the statues, followed by shodashopachara, or the 16 ways of paying tribute to Ganesha. Worship is accompanied by the chanting of mantras to Ganesha and hymns from religious texts such as the Shri Ganapati Atharvashirsha (Ganapati is another name for Ganesha), also called the Ganesh Upanishad. During the worship offerings (pujas) to Ganesha, the statues are anointed with red sandalwood paste and yellow and red flowers. Ganesha is also offered coconut, jaggery (a kind of brown sugar used in India), and 21 modaks (sweet dumplings), considered to be Ganesha's favorite food. Treats such as modaks, laddus, and other local varieties of round sweets are offered to the elephant-headed god and then, as sanctified foods (prasada), they are shared and consumed with delight.