Ganesh Chaturthi festival has been celebrated across India with great enthusiasm. The festival honouring Lord Ganesh is marked with grandeur in states like Maharashtra, Gujarat, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, and Karnataka. Today on September 17, 2024 on tenth day of festival Ganesh Chaturthi Festival concludes.
The festival is celebrated differently in India, but the essence remains. Over the 10 days, an idol of Lord Ganesh is brought home and worshipped. At the end of the 10-day period, the idol is immersed in a water body, symbolizing the ritual of c, marks the farewell to Lord Ganesh.
As the Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations conclude, devotees prepare to bid farewell to their beloved Ganpati Bappa, hoping for his earlier return next year. Traditional sweets like modak and motichoor laddus are prepared and shared as prasad.