Festival invitations

Ganpati invitations for darshan at home

When Bappa comes home, so does everyone else. Ganesh Chaturthi invitations go out to relatives, neighbours and friends to come for darshan, join the aarti and take prasad, often over a day and a half, five, seven or ten days depending on the family tradition. The invite has one job: tell people when the aarti is and when Bappa will leave.

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Templates

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Every one opens with a moment — tap, swipe or scratch — then shows the details, a map and RSVP. Tap a card to try it.

Bappa Is Coming Home

A WhatsApp from home: Bappa’s photo, aarti timings and a modak count — reply to come for darshan.

Chat invite

Rajputana Scroll

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Dino Roar Party

A WhatsApp from the birthday kid’s mum — dino stickers, a voice note from Aarav, tap to RSVP.

Chat invite

Soup & Board Games

A warm little iMessage thread — a voice note, a photo of the soup, quick replies to say you’re in.

Chat invite

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How it works

Ready in about fifteen minutes

  1. 1

    Pick a template

    Choose how it opens — a scroll, a diya, an envelope, a chat, stories or a scratch card.

  2. 2

    Make it yours

    Add names, date, time and venues, in English or any Indian language. Add a photo.

  3. 3

    Share on WhatsApp

    Publish and send one link. It opens full-screen on any phone, no app needed.

  4. 4

    Track RSVPs

    On Pro (₹99), guests reply inside the invite and you see who is coming to each event.

A funvite Ganpati invite can arrive like a message from your family, with the aarti timings as quick replies and a map pin to your building. Or it can open like a decorated mandap with marigold borders. It works for a home Ganpati, a housing-society pandal or an office celebration.

What a Ganpati invite includes

  • Sthapana date — the day Bappa is welcomed home.
  • Morning and evening aarti timings. Guests plan their visit around these.
  • Darshan hours, if your home is open through the day.
  • Visarjan date and time, and whether guests are welcome to join the procession.
  • Address with landmarks, and parking notes — festival traffic around pandals can be heavy.
  • Prasad and meals: modak, a lunch for close family, or prasad only.

Eco-friendly Ganpati

More families now bring home a shadu (clay) murti and do visarjan in a bucket or an artificial tank at home or in the society. If that is your plan, mention it — guests often like to know, and it saves people heading to the beach or lake. If your decoration is handmade or reusable, that is worth a line too.

Wording in Marathi and Hindi

In Maharashtra, invites traditionally start with “गणपती बाप्पा मोरया” or “श्री गणेशाय नमः” and close with the family name. Hindi invites follow a similar shape. Keep it short and specific — the aarti time matters more than flowery lines.

Wording

Wording you can copy

Change the names in brackets and paste into your invite or message. Every line on a funvite invite is editable, in any script.

Marathi — darshan invitation Marathi

|| श्री गणेशाय नमः || गणपती बाप्पा मोरया! आमच्या घरी श्री गणरायाचे आगमन होत आहे. दर्शनासाठी आपण सहकुटुंब अवश्य यावे. आरती: सकाळी [वेळ], संध्याकाळी [वेळ] पत्ता: [पत्ता] — [कुटुंबाचे नाव]

Hindi — Ganpati darshan Hindi

|| श्री गणेशाय नमः || हमारे घर विघ्नहर्ता श्री गणेश पधार रहे हैं। दर्शन एवं आरती हेतु आप सपरिवार आमंत्रित हैं। दिनांक: [तारीख से तारीख] आरती: सुबह [समय], शाम [समय] — [परिवार का नाम]

English — family invite

Ganpati Bappa Morya! Bappa is coming home on [date], and we would love for you to visit. Aarti: [morning time] and [evening time] Visarjan: [date], [time] [Address] — The [Surname] family

Society pandal

[Society name] Ganeshotsav [year] Sthapana: [date], [time] Daily aarti: [times] Cultural evening: [date], [time] Visarjan in the society tank: [date] All residents and guests welcome.

Eco-friendly note

This year our Bappa is a shadu clay murti, and visarjan will be at home. Come for darshan any day between [date] and [date]. Evening aarti at [time], followed by prasad.

WhatsApp message with the link

Ganpati Bappa Morya! Bappa arrives at our home on [date]. Aarti timings and the address are in the invite: [invite link]. Do come with the family.

Office Ganpati

Ganesh Chaturthi at [Company]. Puja and aarti on [date] at [time], [venue]. Modak for everyone. Do join us.

Questions

Frequently asked

What should a Ganpati invitation include?

The sthapana date, morning and evening aarti timings, darshan hours, visarjan date and your address. Mention prasad or meals if guests should plan to eat with you.

Can I write the invitation in Marathi?

Yes. Every field supports Marathi in Devanagari. This page has a Marathi wording that starts with “गणपती बाप्पा मोरया” you can copy and edit.

Our Ganpati stays for five days. Can I show the full schedule?

Yes. Add the dates and timings to the details, or with Pro add each day’s aarti or cultural evening as a separate event.

Should I mention an eco-friendly visarjan?

It is a nice touch. If your murti is clay and visarjan is at home or in a society tank, say so — guests know where to go and it encourages others too.

Can I send it to the whole society?

Yes. Share the link in your society WhatsApp group. With Pro you can collect RSVPs and see who is coming for which aarti.

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