Ganesh Chaturthi is a ten-day festival celebrated with great enthusiasm across India, especially in states like Maharashtra, Gujarat, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka. The festival, dedicated to Lord Ganesh, who is known as the remover of obstacles and the god of new beginnings, is ending on September 28 this year. Families and communities bring home an idol of Lord Ganesh and worship it for the entire duration of the festival, or sometimes just for part of it. The culmination of the festival is marked by immersing the idol in water, a ritual called Ganesh Visarjan. This day of farewell is also known as Anant Chaturdashi. Regardless of the different regional customs, the essence of the festival remains the same. During the Visarjan, devotees say goodbye to their beloved deity, asking him to return soon the next year. Traditional sweets like modak and motichoor laddu are also made and distributed during the festival as prasad, or offerings. Overall, the festival is a blend of devotio