Ganesh Chaturthi

Starting from small households to large companies, Ganesh Chaturthi is organized at every place. All the devotees start preparing in advance by making the list of the items required to perform and celebrate this festival. They purchase clay idols of Lord Ganesh in various sizes and welcome him home in a celebrating manner. The priest invokes life in the goddess by chanting Vedic mantras. This is called as ‘pranapratistha’. After this, several types of home-made sweets are given to the idol as the Prasad. On the 10th day, the idol of god is immersed through another large-scale celebration. Some clubs and households organizes various functions, shows, and competitions to keep the people happy during this time. The most exciting thing to do during this 10-day festival is pandal hopping. There is no shortage of pandals in Pune or Mumbai during this period, and some pandals are more famous than others for their historical significance and the type of Ganesh idols they house. People offer several delicacies to Ganesha idols such as modaks and laddoos. At the culmination of the 10th day-long festival, the idols of Ganesha are taken to nearby water bodies and immersed. People continue to exhibit euphoric energy feels even at this stage as they bid farewell to the idols by yeilling Ganpati Bappa Morya, pudchya varshi lavkar ya means Lord Ganapati please bless us and come back next year.