PUBLIC GANESHA FESTIVAL

26th August 2025

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Get Ready for 2025 !

We are truly overwhelmed and grateful for the incredible response and support we received during the Public Ganesh Festival 2024! This year’s celebration was nothing short of spectacular, and it was all made possible by the enthusiastic participation of our community, the support from the local German friends, and the joyful spirit that filled the air.

From Art and Sports day, Cultural Program and the vibrant Ganesh Procession to the beautiful cultural performances, your energy and love transformed this event into an unforgettable experience. We are deeply moved by the sense of togetherness, devotion, and celebration of diversity that this festival brings to Hamburg every year.

A special thank you to all our volunteers, donors, and supporters who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure the smooth execution of this grand event. Your efforts are truly appreciated!

We are already looking ahead to next year with excitement and anticipation. The Public Ganesh Festival 2025 will be even bigger and more vibrant, and we can’t wait to celebrate with you all once again! Stay tuned for more updates, and get ready to be part of another joyful and colorful celebration.

Thank you once again for making this year’s festival a grand success. See you in 2025!

With warm regards,
Anivasi Bharati Hamburg

17th Annual Public Ganesha Festival

It is with great pleasure to invite you along with your family and friends for the 17th Annual Sarvajanika Ganesha Chaturthi Celebrations in Hamburg, Germany.

The grand celebrations will commence with the Making of Ganesha Idol on the ART & SPORTS day at Arena Süderelbe followed by CULTURAL PROGRAMME at AFROTOPIA Culture & Innovation center. The  GANESHA PRATISTHAPANA and BAL GANESHA POOJA  in Hindu Temple, Hamburg

The last and the mega event GANESHA PALAKI UTSAV will be held in the Mönckebergstraße (near Saturn), 20095 Hamburg.

For the success of this programme, your contributions in the form of TAN-MAN-DHAN are most important.

For better preparations, it’s important to register for the event and you can perform the same using the following link

EVENT SCHEDULE

Find below the schedule of 3 events  spread across 3 weekends starting form 31st August 2024 till 14th September 2024

ART & SPORT DAY

Saturday, 31st August 2024
10:00hrs -18:00hrs

Arena Süderelbe
Neumoorstück 1, 21147 Hamburg
(attached to Stadtteilschule Süderelbe )

Getting to Arena Süderelbe

By Public Transport
From Hamburg city center, you can catch the S-Bahn S3 or S5 line, which will bring you directly to Neuwiedenthal Station in about 25 minutes. At Neuwiedenthal Station, you can take the bus line 250 or 251 and get down at the next stop Rehrstieg and walk down to Arena Süderelbe or you can also walk down from Neuwiedenthal / Neugraben station and it will take about 15 minutes.

CULTURAL PROGRAMME

Sunday, 8th September 2024
13:00hrs – 19:00hrs

AFROTOPIA culture + innovation
Biedermannpl. 19, 22083 Hamburg
A cultural programme is organised on this day and it's an occasion to exhibit your talent in front of general public. Event is open to all and register through the link Cultural Performance Registration For queries please contact at anivasibharathi.culture@gmail.com
Note : After the Cultural program at 19:00hrs, the food will be served for all the participants at free of cost. For those who are hungry prior to this time, snacks are organised at a very reasonable cost.

Getting to AFROTOPIA

AFROTOPIA culture + innovation Biedermannpl. 19, 22083 Hamburg
By Public Transport : From Hamburg city center, you can take Bus line 18 from HBF/Kirchenallee to Biedermannplatz. You can take U-Bahn U3 from Hauptbahnhof Süd to Hamburger Straße and walk down to venue and it may take 10minutes.
*** BE ON TIME TO SAVE TIME OF OTHERS ! ***

GANESHA PRATISTHAPANA

Saturday, 14th September 2024
05:00hrs : Suprabhatam
05:15hrs : Ganapati Pratisthapana
06:15hrs : Ganapati and Navagraha Homa
08:15hrs : Mangala Harati
Hindu Temple
Billstraße 77, 20539, HH

BALA GANESHA POOJA

Saturday, 14th September 2024
09:30hrs – 11:00hrs
Hindu Temple
Billstraße 77, 20539, HH
Children from 5 to 15 years can participate. We request the kids to come in their traditional attire for the pooja. It would be appreciated if they come with some flowers for the pooja. Kids will be allowed to do Sahasranama archana for Lord Ganesh during the Bala Ganesh Pooja.

GANESHA PALAKI UTSAV

Saturday, 14th September 2024
1600hrs – 21:00hrs
Prasadam: 19:30hrs onwards
Venue: Mönckebergstraße 1, 20095 Hamburg

The last and final mega event - Lord Ganesha Festival Procession will be held with Trisha Dol, Lazim Dance, Dandiya and Kollatam performances followed by the prasadam for all the participants.

Palaki Route : Mönckebergstraße - Bergstraße - Ballindamm- Brandsende-Kurze Mühren-Lange Mühren-Mönckebergstraße

DONATION for PUBLIC GANESHA FESTIVAL

For a success of an event, TAN-MAN-DHAN are most important. Many volunteers have come forward and working to make your participation in the festival very comfortable. Please contact us in case; you want to be one among them.

Contributions for the function is not mandatory as we practice over the time. No entry barriers are kept for this event.

But without money, we can’t execute such so many events. Our finance team is collecting the funds through the known network of people. If you would like to contribute/sponsor, you can contact us through email (info@anivasi-bharathi.org) or register your name through our website (http://www.anivasi-bharathi.org) or inform our volunteers directly at the registration desk on the festival days.

Bank Details:
Anivasi Bharati e.V

IBAN : DE43 1001 0010 0389 9541 34
BIC : PBNKDEFF

Note : Donation can be made as per your Shradha

Please mention your Full Name / 2024 Ganesh Festival Donation in Description / Verwendungszweck

Ganapati Bappa Morya ! Mangal moorthy Morya !