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This page is for families, housing societies and mandals inviting people to their Ganpati. It covers what the invitation needs, messages in Marathi, Hindi and English you can copy, how the wording changes for a home, a society and a sarvajanik mandal, and the dates for 2027.
What to put on a Ganpati invitation
- The sthapana, with its date and the muhurat your priest gives you.
- How many days Bappa stays. One and a half, five, seven or ten. Guests plan their visit around it.
- Darshan hours, when the doors are open for visitors, especially on working days.
- Every aarti, with its time. Morning and evening, and any special evening such as a satyanarayan puja or a bhajan night.
- The mahaprasad, with the day and the time it starts.
- The visarjan, with the day, the time the procession leaves and where it goes.
- The address and a map. The building, the wing and the floor, and a map pin on the gate, not the middle of the society.
- A reply, if you are cooking. If there is a mahaprasad, ask who is coming and how many, so you know how much to make.
Messages in Marathi
Marathi Ganpati messages follow a pattern that every family recognises: they open with the cry of Ganpati Bappa Morya, announce that Shri is arriving, ask guests to come for darshan with their whole family, and close with the hosts' names. These are the words you will see most often.
| Marathi | Read as | Means |
|---|---|---|
| गणपती बाप्पा मोरया! | Ganpati Bappa Morya! | The cry that opens almost every Ganpati message |
| श्रींचे आगमन | Shrinche aagman | The arrival of Shri, Ganpati, at the house |
| श्रींची प्रतिष्ठापना | Shrinchi pratishthapana | The installation, the sthapana |
| सहकुटुंब सहपरिवार | Sahakutumb sahaparivar | With your whole family |
| अवश्य यावे | Avashya yave | Please do come |
| महाप्रसाद | Mahaprasad | The shared meal of prasad |
| विसर्जन | Visarjan | The immersion on the last day |
| आपले नम्र / निमंत्रक | Aaple namra / Nimantrak | Yours humbly / the hosts, at the end |
A family signs with its own names, a society as its Ganeshotsav committee, and a mandal as the mandal. The full messages are in the samples below.
Messages in Hindi and English
Hindi messages open the same way, with Ganpati Bappa Morya, and invite guests 'darshan hetu sapariwar', for darshan with the family. They close with vineet or nivedak before the hosts' names. In North Indian homes the meal is often a bhandara rather than a mahaprasad, and the Hindi samples below allow for both.
English messages work best for colleagues and friends who have never been to a Ganpati at home. Keep them short and add one line on what to expect: that they can come any evening, that the aarti is at a fixed time, and that they do not need to bring anything.
Home Ganpati, society and sarvajanik mandal
| At home | In the society | Sarvajanik mandal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who invites | The family, by name | The society's Ganeshotsav committee | The mandal, by its name |
| Who is invited | Relatives, friends, neighbours | Residents and their guests | Every devotee and well-wisher |
| What to list | Sthapana, aarti times, darshan hours, visarjan | Daily aarti, cultural programmes, mahaprasad | Aagman, sthapana, daily aarti, special events, the visarjan route |
| Tone | Personal: Bappa is coming home | Neighbourly | Formal, signed by the mandal |
How long Bappa stays changes the invitation too. A dedh din Ganpati needs one clear day and time. A five-day Gauri Ganpati adds the Gauri days: the aavahan, the pujan and the visarjan. A ten-day utsav ends on Anant Chaturdashi and needs the daily aarti times and the visarjan route.
When to send it, and Ganesh Chaturthi 2027
Send the invitation about a week before the sthapana, then a short reminder the evening before each big day: the sthapana, the mahaprasad and the visarjan.
In 2027, Ganesh Chaturthi falls on Saturday, 4 September, and Anant Chaturdashi, the tenth day's visarjan, on Tuesday, 14 September, by Drik Panchang for New Delhi. The Chaturthi tithi begins on the afternoon of Friday 3 September, so check the panchang for your own city and ask your priest for the muhurat before you print a time.
A link instead of a poster
A poster gets forwarded, cropped and buried in the group chat. A link stays the same everywhere it goes, opens on any phone, and can be corrected after you send it, which matters the year the aarti moves by half an hour.
Darshan is our Ganpati invitation: your family's own link with the whole utsav in order, from the sthapana and its muhurat to every aarti with its time, the mahaprasad and the visarjan. Guests reply with how many are coming, so you know how many modaks to order, the address sits under a map button, and your aarti plays softly while they read.
It is written in Marathi, Hindi or English, made by hand with two rounds of changes, and costs ₹379. You buy it outright, with no slot to book, it reaches you on WhatsApp within 24 hours, and the link stays yours for life.
For the other pujas at home, the Satyanarayan Puja and Griha Pravesh guides have wording of their own.
Ganpati messages you can copy
Marathi first, then Hindi, then English. Change the names, dates, times and address in [brackets].
॥ श्री गणेशाय नमः ॥
गणपती बाप्पा मोरया!
यंदाही आमच्या घरी श्रींचे आगमन होत आहे.
श्रींच्या दर्शनासाठी आपण सहकुटुंब सहपरिवार अवश्य यावे, ही नम्र विनंती.
श्रींची प्रतिष्ठापना: [वार], [दिनांक], सकाळी [वेळ]
आरती: सकाळी [वेळ] व सायंकाळी [वेळ]
विसर्जन: [वार], [दिनांक], सायंकाळी [वेळ]
पत्ता: [पत्ता]
आपले नम्र,
[कुटुंबाचे नाव]
गणपती बाप्पा मोरया!
[दिनांक] रोजी आमच्या घरी बाप्पा येत आहेत. दर्शनाला नक्की या.
आरतीच्या वेळा आणि पत्ता या लिंकवर: [लिंक]
[नाव]
गणपती बाप्पा मोरया!
गणेशोत्सवानिमित्त [वार], [दिनांक] रोजी दुपारी [वेळ] पासून महाप्रसादाचे आयोजन केले आहे.
आपण सहकुटुंब अवश्य यावे.
कृपया किती जण येणार ते या लिंकवर कळवा: [लिंक]
आपले नम्र,
[नाव]
गणपती बाप्पा मोरया, पुढच्या वर्षी लवकर या!
[वार], [दिनांक] रोजी सायंकाळी [वेळ] वाजता श्रींचे विसर्जन होईल.
बाप्पाला निरोप देण्यासाठी आपण अवश्य यावे.
[पत्ता]
गणपती बाप्पा मोरया!
आमच्या घरी गौरी-गणपतीचे आगमन होत आहे.
श्रींचे आगमन: [दिनांक]
गौरी आवाहन: [दिनांक]
गौरी पूजन: [दिनांक]
गौरी-गणपती विसर्जन: [दिनांक]
दर्शनासाठी सहकुटुंब अवश्य यावे.
आपले नम्र,
[नाव]
[सोसायटीचे नाव] गणेशोत्सव [वर्ष]
गणपती बाप्पा मोरया!
सर्व सभासदांना आणि त्यांच्या कुटुंबीयांना सस्नेह निमंत्रण.
श्रींची प्रतिष्ठापना: [दिनांक], सकाळी [वेळ]
दररोज आरती: सकाळी [वेळ], सायंकाळी [वेळ]
सांस्कृतिक कार्यक्रम: [दिनांक], सायंकाळी [वेळ]
विसर्जन मिरवणूक: [दिनांक], [वेळ]
गणेशोत्सव समिती
॥ श्री गणेशाय नमः ॥
[मंडळाचे नाव] सार्वजनिक गणेशोत्सव मंडळ
श्रींचे आगमन: [दिनांक], [वेळ], [ठिकाण] येथून
श्रींची प्रतिष्ठापना: [दिनांक], [वेळ]
विसर्जन: [दिनांक]
सर्व गणेशभक्तांनी दर्शनाचा लाभ घ्यावा, ही विनंती.
[मंडळाचे नाव]
॥ श्री गणेशाय नमः ॥
गणपति बप्पा मोरया!
गणेश चतुर्थी के पावन अवसर पर हमारे घर श्री गणेश जी पधार रहे हैं।
दर्शन हेतु आप सपरिवार सादर आमंत्रित हैं।
स्थापना: [दिन], [तिथि], [समय]
आरती: सुबह [समय] और शाम [समय]
विसर्जन: [दिन], [तिथि], [समय]
पता: [पता]
विनीत: [परिवार का नाम]
गणपति बप्पा मोरया!
[तिथि] को बप्पा हमारे घर आ रहे हैं। दर्शन के लिए ज़रूर आइए।
आरती का समय और पता इस लिंक पर है: [लिंक]
[नाम]
गणपति बप्पा मोरया!
गणेशोत्सव के अवसर पर [दिन], [तिथि] को दोपहर [समय] से महाप्रसाद (भंडारा) का आयोजन है।
आप सपरिवार पधारें।
कितने लोग आएँगे, इस लिंक पर बता दें: [लिंक]
निवेदक: [नाम]
गणपति बप्पा मोरया, अगले बरस तू जल्दी आ!
[दिन], [तिथि] को शाम [समय] बजे बप्पा का विसर्जन है।
विदाई में शामिल होने अवश्य पधारें।
[पता]
Ganpati Bappa Morya!
Is saal bhi Bappa ghar aa rahe hain, [Tithi] ko. Darshan ke liye zaroor aana, aarti [Samay] baje hai.
Address aur map: [link]
[Naam]
Ganpati Bappa Morya!
Bappa is coming home on [Day, Date], and we would love you to come for darshan.
Sthapana: [Day, Date], [Time]
Aarti: [Time] in the morning and [Time] in the evening
Darshan: every day from [Time] to [Time]
Visarjan: [Day, Date], [Time]
[Address]
With love,
[Family name]
Hi all,
Our Ganpati is home from [Date] to [Date], and you are very welcome to visit.
Come any evening between [Time] and [Time]; the aarti is at [Time]. There will be prasad, and you do not need to bring anything.
The address and the map are here: [link]
[Society name] Ganeshotsav [Year]
All residents and their families are invited.
Sthapana: [Date], [Time]
Daily aarti: [Time] and [Time]
Cultural evening: [Date], [Time]
Mahaprasad: [Date], from [Time]
Visarjan procession: [Date], [Time]
The Ganeshotsav committee
Ganpati Bappa Morya!
Mahaprasad is on [Day, Date], from [Time], at our home.
Please tell us how many of you are coming, so we cook enough: [link]
Kal Bappa aa rahe hain!
Sthapana at [Time] tomorrow. See you for the evening aarti at [Time].
Address and map: [link]
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Questions people ask
How do I invite people for Ganpati darshan?
Send a message with the sthapana date, how many days Bappa stays, the darshan hours, each aarti's time, the mahaprasad if there is one, and the visarjan, with the address and a map. Send it about a week before the sthapana.
What should I write in a Ganpati invitation in Marathi?
Open with गणपती बाप्पा मोरया, say that Shri is arriving (श्रींचे आगमन), ask guests to come for darshan with their whole family (सहकुटुंब सहपरिवार अवश्य यावे), list the sthapana, aarti and visarjan times, and close with आपले नम्र and your family's name.
When should we send the Ganpati invitation?
About a week before the sthapana, with a short reminder the evening before each big day. In 2027 Ganesh Chaturthi falls on Saturday 4 September by Drik Panchang for New Delhi; check the panchang for your city.
Can we get a digital Ganpati invitation with RSVP?
Yes. Invifest's Darshan is a Ganpati invitation link with the whole utsav in order, RSVP with a headcount and the address with a map. It costs ₹379, is bought outright with no slot to book, and reaches you on WhatsApp within 24 hours.
Can the invitation include the aarti?
Yes. Darshan lists every aarti with its time and plays your family's aarti softly while guests read the invitation.
How is a mandal's invitation different from a family's?
A sarvajanik mandal invites every devotee and signs as the mandal. It lists the aagman, the sthapana, the daily aarti, special events and the visarjan route. A family invites relatives and friends by name and keeps it personal.
