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Vinayaka Chaturthi — వినాయక చతుర్థి

vināyaka chaturthi

August–September · birth of Lord Ganesha

Ganesh Chaturthi (Vinayaka Chavithi in Telugu) celebrates the elephant-headed deity Ganesha. Clay idols are installed at home and at neighbourhood pandals for nine days before immersion.

Greetings in Telugu

  • వినాయక చవితి శుభాకాంక్షలు

    vināyaka chaviti śubhākāṅkṣalu

    "Happy Ganesh Chaturthi!"

    universal

Customs & traditions

  • ✦Installing clay Ganesha idols at home
  • ✦Reciting Ganesha's 108 names
  • ✦Final-day procession and immersion in water

Traditional foods

  • ఉండ్రాళ్ళు

    unḍrāḷḷu

    Steamed rice-lentil dumplings

  • మోదకాలు

    mōdakālu

    Sweet stuffed dumplings — Ganesha's favourite

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