Ganesh Chaturthi 2014 is one of the most auspicious days in the Indian culture, and gifting is one of the ways people greet and celebrate on any festival, without Ganesh Chaturthi as an exception. One wouldn't find it easy to find the best gift because there is really not much one can find when you talk of a particular event. In the guide below, we share with you the best ways to gift each other or your closed ones with something special on Ganesh Chaturthi festival, the small season when the birthday of Lord Ganesha is celebrated.

Here are the best Ganesh Chaturthi gifts you can give to someone special.

Sweets

During Indian festivals, it is all about sweets apart from the prayers to the God. There are special sweets made for the particular auspicious days, and during Ganesh Chaturthi, it's god's favorite Laddoo and thus, it is quite apt to gift a specially packed Motichur laddoo. The other sweets that are special and available, include Motichoor Modaks, Mawa Modaks, Besan Ke Laddu, Kaju Barfi, Puran Poli Modak, Rawa Laddoo and Dal ka Halwa. There are a lot of other sweets too made but these are the ones which one would always love to have, especially the ladoos given that this is the birthday of Lord Ganesha.

Ganesh Diyas / Lamps

There are a lot of beautiful diyas, agarbathi stands and special lamps available with the carving of Lord Ganesh on them. These are made from Silver, White Metal, Brass and even Gold. The designs such as Ganesh sitting on large leaf, with a diya on front of him, and there are colorful attractive diyas too available both online and offline for someone who wanted to give something in the right trend and wanted to gift something which lasts for a long time, and people remember it.

Ganesh Idols

These are the most attractive, rememberable and theme based Ganesh Chaturthi gifts one can give. If you haven't gifted one of these, go visit a store and check for the Marble ganesh idols which come with beautiful designs, finish and decorated with stones to make them look the best, and it is a Hindu belief to have a Ganesh idol in the house for the growth in wealth. There are so many options that you might be confused which one to go with, but the material is what you should look for before choosing the best idol to gift.

Ganesh Gold / Silver Coins

If you are thinking about the use of what you are gifting, then choosing a gold or silver coin based on your budget is a very good choice because these can be kept for a long time, and when needed, the person who is gifted with this, can exchange this with something useful. There are coins available from a weight of as low as 2 grams, so you can choose one and gift with the Ganesh scripted on the coin.

Dry Fruits

These are for the ones who look into everything, even the shelf life. Sweets which we shared above, cannot be eaten a couple of days after they are made, but Dry fruits can be kept for a considerable amount of time, and these look very good as a gift in any occasion, whether that may be a religious one or an anniversary of something. Dry Fruits are used in the Poojas in houses, so gifting them as a Ganesh Chaturthi gift could serve more than one purpose.

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Ganesh Chaturthi is a spectacular festival, honoring the birth of lord Ganesha. It is celebrated all over India, but maximum grandeur is witnessed in Mumbai and across Maharashtra. This year too Mumbai Kars with their undying spirit has left no stone unturned in welcoming their beloved lord Ganesh. Pandals across Mumbai are now-a-days known to innovatively represent current social issues that the society faces and this output is been represented through different Pandals, paintings and even creating artful Ganesh statues.

When it comes to big groups, the preparation of Ganesh Chaturthi 2014 Decoration begins a month before, and for home preparation people start it even a day before but when the famous statues like Lal Baugh Ka Raja has to be decorated it starts almost 3-4 months prior to the day of festival. It all depends on the budgets and the collection of the money which is done by the big Ganesh Chaturthi Decoration groups or at the lower stage by the local people.

The Pandals are one of the striking features of this festival. During this festival, community Pandals serve as temporary homes for the idol of the deity. This is also where devotees flock to join the celebration. The design serves both a religious and social purpose: half is decorated for the Puja, while the other half is designed as a venue for feasting, reunions, and sitting arrangements for devotees. It takes a day’s worth of preparation to create these Pandals, so the community already makes them before the festival begins.

Thermocol sheets, colorful thermocol balls are very famous and most commonly used for Ganapati decorations to build small temples or Pandals (mandaps) with decorative ribbons and lace borders are used for domestic preparation of Ganesh Chaturthi decoration. If you are short of time periods you can visit your nearby Ganesh Chaturthi decoration stores, where you can get a readymade temples designed beautifully crafted by the artistic designs, which can be a great deal of time and sometimes money too.

Where on the other side Ganesh Chaturthi Decoration for big groups requires number of sponsors as they cover a huge area and themed decoration, lightings and huge Ganesh idols all means large amount of money.

Here are some most famous Ganapati groups that can even give people a compulsory place to visit at the time of festival as they have carried out a great name for the Ganesh Chaturthi Celebration and also decoration.

Lalbaugcha Raja

The Lalbaugcha Raja is undoubtedly the most famous Ganesh statue in Mumbai. The decoration of this pandal consist of traditional designed setup according to Maharashtrian theme, there is facility of air conditioned area that has been started for the devotees which wait for Darshan of Ganesha. The small style of idol is made every year and it also has been patent protected now. Every year plenty of Gold and Silver ornaments are also used by this Mandali.

The GSB Seva Mandal’s Ganapati Wadala

The first thing which you will notice about this Ganesha is that how it dazzles and glitters. The GSB Seva Mandal is a group of Gown Brahmans from Karnataka who arrange this festival to express their gratitude to the Elephant God for granting them with abundant grace. Magnificence is personified in this great pandal and the celebrations last for five days. There is no dearth of funds and therefore you will find that the idol is heavily adorned with gold jewels. Sitting on a throne made of more than 250 kg of silver and with a crown and other accessories of pure gold the Ganesha truly symbolizes prosperity to the core.

Chinchpokali Cha Chintamani

Ever since the last century Chinchpokali boasts of the biggest Ganesh celebrations. Step out of Chinchpokali station and you will find the mandap of the Raja of Chinchpokali. Once more seated on a throne with symbol of royalty the idol at Chinchpokali is indeed Chintamani or the remover of all tensions and worries. One look at the Lord and you will automatically surrender your woes at his feet.

Shree Sarvajanik Ganeshostav Sansatha

One of the origins of Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations proving that old is gold is conducted by Shree Sarvajanik Ganeshostav Sansatha at the Keshavji Naik Chawl in Girgaum that lives up to its 118 year heritage. Instituted by Lokmanya Tilak way back in 1893, the first Sarvajanik Ganeshostav Mandal of Mumbai still hosts an Idol that is 2.25 ft. tall.

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