How to Do Ganesh Chaturthi Puja at Home Step by Step (2025 Guide)
Ganesh Chaturthi, also known as Vinayaka Chavithi, is one of the most celebrated Hindu festivals, honoring the birth of Lord Ganesha — the remover of obstacles and the god of wisdom and new beginnings. Millions of devotees across India and abroad perform Ganesh Chaturthi Puja at home with devotion, rituals, and cultural fervor.
If you’re wondering how to do Ganesh Chaturthi Puja at home step by step, this complete guide will help you perform the puja the traditional way, even if it’s your first time.
🙏 Why Perform Ganesh Chaturthi Puja at Home?
🕉 Invokes Lord Ganesha’s blessings for success, peace, and prosperity
📿 Cleanses your home’s energy and brings positivity
👨👩👧👦 Strengthens family bonds through shared devotion
🌱 Encourages eco-friendly spiritual practices
In 2025, Ganesh Chaturthi falls on Saturday, August 30. Make sure you plan early for idol selection, samagri, and muhurat.
🪔 Step-by-Step Guide: How to Do Ganesh Chaturthi Puja at Home
Let’s break down the entire process into 8 simple steps so you can conduct the puja with ease and devotion.
🧹 Step 1: Clean the House & Set Up the Puja Area
Clean the puja space thoroughly in the morning.
Place a wooden chowki and cover it with a red or yellow cloth.
Decorate with flowers, rangoli, and LED lights if desired.
Choose a location where the family can sit comfortably for the puja — preferably the northeast corner of your home.
🛕 Step 2: Bring Home the Ganesha Idol
Choose a clay or eco-friendly idol for environmental sustainability.
Make sure Lord Ganesha is sitting posture, facing east or north.
Bring the idol home with devotion while chanting “Ganapati Bappa Morya”.
Place the idol on the decorated chowki and begin preparing for the puja.
🧺 Step 3: Gather Ganesh Chaturthi Puja Samagri
Here is the essential samagri list for Ganesh Puja at home:
Ganesh idol
Red/Yellow cloth
Kalash + Coconut + Mango leaves
Durva grass (21 blades)
Modaks or Laddoos
Banana, apple, pomegranate
Betel leaves + Betel nuts
Haldi + Kumkum + Chandan
Akshata (turmeric-mixed rice)
Diyas, camphor, agarbatti
Panchamrit (milk, curd, honey, sugar, ghee)
Flowers + Garland
Incense + Dhoop
Bell + Aarti thali + Matchbox
Ganesh Mantra/Atharvashirsha printout
💡 You can order ready-made Ganesh Puja Kits from Veda Gayathri, which include all items needed for puja.
📿 Step 4: Sankalpa (The Sacred Resolution)
Sit down in front of the idol and perform Sankalpa:
Take a few flowers and rice in your right hand.
Mentally state your name, your family’s name, location, and intent of puja.
Offer these to the idol while praying for Lord Ganesha’s blessings.
🌿 Step 5: Prana Pratishtha & Shodashopachara Puja
Prana Pratishtha is the invocation of divine presence into the idol.
Light the diya and incense
Chant “Om Gan Ganapataye Namaha”
Sprinkle Ganga Jal or purified water on the idol
Then, offer 16 sacred upacharas (Shodashopachara):
Asana (seat)
Padya (washing feet)
Arghya (offering water)
Achamana (water to drink)
Snana (bath with Panchamrit)
Vastra (offering new cloth or thread)
Gandha (sandalwood paste)
Pushpa (flowers)
Dhupa (incense)
Deepa (lamp)
Naivedya (modaks, fruits, etc.)
Tambula (betel leaves and nuts)
Aarti
Pradakshina (circumambulation)
Namaskara (prostration)
Visarjana (farewell after puja)
If you’re unsure how to perform this, you can book a Vedic Pandit through Veda Gayathri for both offline or online Ganesh Puja.
🔥 Step 6: Chant Ganapati Atharvashirsha or Slokas
Recite or play the Ganapati Atharvashirsha, a powerful Vedic hymn to Lord Ganesha.
Other mantras you can chant:
“Om Gan Ganapataye Namaha”
“Vakratunda Mahakaya…”
“Gajananam Bhutaganadi Sevitam…”
Chanting with devotion activates the divine energy within your space.
🎶 Step 7: Perform the Aarti
Light the camphor or ghee lamp and perform Aarti with your family.
You can sing:
Sukhkarta Dukhaharta Aarti
Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh Deva
Rotate the aarti plate in clockwise motion and ring the bell. Distribute Naivedyam and Prasad to everyone after the aarti.
🌊 Step 8: Visarjan (Immersion or Farewell)
Traditionally, Ganesh Visarjan is performed on the 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, or 11th day after installation.
If using a clay idol, you can perform symbolic immersion in a bucket at home and later water your garden with it.
Before immersion, offer a heartfelt farewell with flowers and mantras, asking Ganesha to return next year and bless the home.
📍 Who Should Use This Guide?
This step-by-step Ganesh Puja guide is perfect for:
First-time devotees performing the puja
Families in cities like Hyderabad, Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai
NRIs in USA, UK, Canada, Australia celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi abroad
Apartment communities & gated societies hosting group puja
Devotees who want to perform simple puja without hiring a priest
