Reportedly Hindu's one of the biggest festivals is just days away now and the whole country is awaiting to have a look at the god of Wisdom -Ganesha. The festival is celebrated with zest across the nation and the festival also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi or Vinayaka Chavithi is an 11-day festival that commences on Shukla Paksha Chaturthi of Bhaadrapada month which falls in the months of August or September of the Gregorian calendar. This year it will start from September 2 and the visarjan date is September 12.
Furthermore when Lord Ganesha was returning home along with his Vahana ( a mooshak or a mouse) on a moonlit night on Chaturthi in the Bhadrapada month, the Moon god poked fun at the Lord's round belly and his vahana. Miffed with the Moon god for laughing at him, Lord Ganesha cursed him by saying that his light would never fall on earth. Moreover fearing that he would lose his existence, the Moon god apologized, but since Ganesha had already cursed him, he wouldn't repeal it entirely. Hence, he said that sighting the moon on Chaturthi would be as good as a curse.
According to a Legend, Shri krishna too suffered from the effects of Mithya Dosha after he saw the moon on Chaturthi. He was accused of stealing precious gem Syamantaka. Sage Narada, who knew about Lord Ganesha's curse asked Shri krishna to observe a fast to come out unaffected. Moreover according to Drikpanchang, the time to avoid the Moon starts at 8:55 am to 9:05 pm on September 2, which puts a time span of 12 hours 10 minutes.
