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Ganesh Chaturthi — गणेश चतुर्थी

gaṇēś chaturthī

August–September · birth of Lord Ganesha

Ganesh Chaturthi is Maharashtra's most iconic festival, popularised as a public celebration by Lokmanya Tilak in the 1890s. Elaborate clay idols of Ganesha are installed in homes and neighbourhood mandals for a day and a half, five, seven or eleven days, before grand visarjan (immersion) processions accompanied by dhol-tasha drumming.

Greetings in Marathi

  • गणेश चतुर्थीच्या हार्दिक शुभेच्छा

    gaṇēś chaturthīcyā hārdik śubhecchā

    "Happy Ganesh Chaturthi!"

    universal

  • गणपती बाप्पा मोरया!

    gaṇapatī bāppā mōrayā!

    "Hail Lord Ganesha!"

    traditional chant

Customs & traditions

  • ✦Installing clay Ganesha idols at home and at community mandals
  • ✦Dhol-tasha drum processions during visarjan (immersion)
  • ✦Aarti and modak offerings each evening
  • ✦Public mandals and pandals with cultural programmes

Traditional foods

  • मोदक

    mōdak

    Sweet stuffed dumpling — Ganesha's favourite

  • उकडीचे मोदक

    ukḍīcē mōdak

    Steamed rice-flour modak

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