# Ganesh Visarjan 2026: dates and muhurat for 1.5 to 10-day worship 2026-09-16T03:51:36+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Ganesh Chaturthi 2026 began on September 14. Devotees can keep the idol at home for 1.5, 3, 5, 7 or 10 days before visarjan. The 1.5-day immersion falls on September 15, the 3-day on September 16, the 5-day on September 18, the 7-day on September 20, and the 10-day on Anant Chaturdashi, September 25. IndiaTVNews.com reports each option comes with a specific shubh muhurat and rules, while TimesNowNews.com stresses that no single answer is correct and families should follow their own tradition. Both sources agree that sincerity in installation, daily puja and farewell matters more than the duration. There is no compulsion to keep the idol for the full 10 days. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Competing beautifully: pro-government sources would be silent or note the clear schedule, while a critical alternative might stress the absence of a single authoritative ritual code. The two outlets side-step any doctrinal dispute by presenting choice itself as the tradition, each date valid. Neither overstates, both list dates matter-of-factly. The balanced reading is that Hindu domestic ritual remains locally defined, with temple or priestly authority absent from the coverage. The cultural takeaway for readers is the sheer range of practice, which neither source frames as chaos but as normal devotion. That uniformity of framing itself is the story: no agency, priest or government body has claimed a single correct date. ## Coverage - indiatvnews.com (neutral report) lists rules and muhurat without social or theological commentary - timesnownews.com (neutral report) leads with reassurance that all traditions are valid and no single answer exists Tags: Chitrakoot, Digambar Jain Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/jain-seer-admits-break-from-celibacy-after-drinking-rum-in-chitrakoot/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/jain-seer-admits-break-from-celibacy-after-drinking-rum-in-chitrakoot/#story-in-brief