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This year, there are several guidelines restricting crowds and gatherings, but one can always celebrate with family or a close group of friends. PHOTOS | Ganesh Chaturthi 2021: Go eco-friendly with these edible Ganesha idols Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, Goa, West Bengal, Gujarat and Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu among other states. On the concluding day of the festival, the idols are immersed in water, signaling the lord's return to Kailash Parvat. Ganpati idols are decorated with flowers and sandalwood paste and worshipped during the festival. People decorate their houses, wear new clothes and offer modaks and other sweets as bhog to Lord Ganesha. The festival begins with a ritual called pranapratishtha, to invoke life in the idols, and is followed by shhodashopachara, or the 16 ways of paying tribute. Ganpati idols are brought home or worshipped in temples and pandals amid much fanfare. This year the 10-day festival will start on September 10 and conclude on September 21. It marks Lord Ganesh's arrival from Kailash Parvat with mother Goddess Parvati. Ganesh Chaturthi, a popular Indian festival, is celebrated every year in the month of Bhadrapada (August–September) with fervour across India.