Lord Ganesha is also believed to be very fond of laddoos. For instance, steam modak, dry fruit modak, fried modak, chocolate, and the likes.
You can make different varieties of modak to please the deity. Hence on the first day of Ganesh Chaturthi, devotees offer him a bhog of modak. He is also called Modakpriya in the scriptures owing to his immense love for modak. Here is a list of foods that Lord Ganesha loves and you should too –Īlso known as kozhukattai in the south (Tamil Nadu and Karnataka), the delicious modaks are considered to be one of Ganpati’s most favorite sweets. But the thing about Lord Ganesha that appeals to people the most are the stories describing his love for sweets. Known for his wisdom and benevolence, the child of Lord Shiva and Devi Parvati is the stalwart of all things auspicious. Treat yourself to the amazing feasts personally recommended by Lord Ganesha. The 10-day celebrations start on September 10th and while all of this can seem disheartening and disappointing, you can still have a great time this year too. However, this year, celebrations will be slightly different and toned down in light of the recent pandemic.ĭedicated to contain the spread of novel coronavirus, the state governments have decided to cancel the extravagant celebrations of the festival this year, including pandal hopping in Maharashtra. Popular in states of Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka every year in August the preparations for Ganesh Chaturthi start well in advance. The festival is celebrated with pomp and zeal to mark the birth anniversary of Lord Ganesha. He further said members of Ganesh mandals should not crowd pandals, and that pandals should not create hurdles for traffic.After Raksha Bandhan and Janmashtami, the next big festival in line is Ganesh Chaturthi. The PMC will provide sufficient sodium bicarbonate for proper dissolution,” he said.
“We are trying to make an appeal to mandals to immerse idols at their pandals or temples, instead of in water bodies or artificial tanks. Mohol also said there should be steps to avoid crowding by not holding processions on the first and last day of the festival.
The permission of 2019 will be considered,” he said. “This year, Ganesh mandals need not make the rounds for getting any permission from the PMC and traffic police for erecting pandals or even from the local police for loudspeakers. Mohol said the main Ganesh mandals had decided to observe Ganesh festival in a simple manner and not have processions, and this was a welcome step in the present situation. “I am prepared to give it in writing that all those who got permission in 2019 for pandals will get it in 2021 as well, irrespective of whether they put up pandals this year,” he added. He also said there was a misunderstanding that the administration would not permit Ganesh mandals to erect pandals next year if they did not celebrate the same way this year. On traditional processions during the first and the last day of the festival, Shisve said considering there were five lakh installations, allowing even four people from each would mean 20 lakh people on the streets. “Major Ganesh mandals should not put up decorations and they should influence others to follow suit,” Shisve said. The Kasba Ganpati Mandal, deity of the city, and Dagdusheth Ganesh Mandal, another popular mandal, will accept the administration’s request for installing idols in their temples. Festivals should be celebrated but in a simple manner,” he said. If the situation was under control, then the administration would not have gone in for the construction of a jumbo treatment facility. “It is difficult to discipline people and control a crowd,” he said. The police officer said some mandals would not like the stand but such is the demand of the situation that restrictions were necessary. If Lokmanya Tilak were there, then he would have taken an extraordinary decision in public interest,” he said. This is an extraordinary situation and it needs an extraordinary decision. “The Ganesh mandals with temples are being urged to keep their idols in their temples to perform rituals during the festival. Shisve said the festival will take place but had to be observed in a simple manner.