Ganesh chathurthi is coming to an end. Households which have a tradition of worshipping Ganapati for five days or have taken a vow to do so, will immerse the idol tomorrow night and head for the fish market the next morning. The arrival of Ganapati creates lot of excitement but since one has to live without fish when Ganapati is living with you, one day of excitement and devotion is enough.
My neighbours took lot of interest and pains to decorate the idol the traditional way and enjoyed the festival. Since they have to abstain from fish for five days they thought that they can as well perform the Satyanarayana pooja during these five days and avoid an additional fishfree day for satyanarayana pooja – if performed later.
The second photograph is the traditional “matoLi”, all the seasonal vegetables and fruits tied in bunches in front of the idol.
We will get over the hangover of chaturthi tomorrow, and get back to routine from Monday.