Ganesh Chaturthi

Ganesh Chaturthi is the famous festivals of Konkani people and the Maharashtrains people .

They celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi as the big function in their houses

They play games on the last day of the function and  village womens get together and dance in the passage of their houses

They make this festival very intresting and beautiful with their love

The festival of Ganesh Chaturthi was started by the Reformer Lokmany Tilak

Although it is unknown when Ganesha Chaturthi was first observed the festival has been publicly celebrated in Pune since the era of shivaji (1630–1680, founder of the Martha empire) The Peshwas(hereditary administrators of the empire from 1718 until its end in 1818) encouraged the celebrations in their capital, Pune, since Ganesha was their family god (Kuladevata). With the fall of the Peshwas, the Ganesha festival lost state patronage and became a private family celebration in Maharashtra until its revival by Indian freedom fighter and social reformer Lokmany Tilak.

Public Preparations for the festival begins months ahead. They are usually funded by local residents, businesses and community organizations.The idol making in Maharashtra usually begins with "Padya pooja" or worshipping the feet of Lord Ganesh. The idols are brought to "pandals" or temporary structures usually 15–20 days before. The pandals have elaborate decoration and lighting.

At home the festival begins with the purchase and then the ceremonial installation of a clay Murti(idol). Families decorate a small, clean corner with flowers and other colourful items before installing the idol. When the idol is installed, it and its shrine are decorated with flowers and other materials

In preparation for the festival, artisans create clay models of Ganesha for sale. The idols range in size from ³⁄₄ inch (1.9 cm) for homes to over 70 ft (21 m) for large community celebrations. The date for the festival is usually decided by the presence of Chaturthi Thithi. The festival is held during "Bhadrapada Madyahanaa Purvabaddha". If the chaturthi thiti begins at night on previous day and gets over by morning on next day then the next day is observed as vinayaka chaturthi. In the consecration  ceremony, a priest performs a Prana Pratishtha to invite Ganesha into the idol. This is followed by the 16-step Shodashopachara ritual(Sanskrit: Shodash, 16; Upachara, process) during which coconut, jaggery, modaks, durva grass and red hibicus flowers are offered to the idol. Depending on the region of India,during the ceremony, hymns from the Rigveda the, Ganapati Atharvashirsa the Upanishads, and the Ganesha stotar (prayer) from the Narda purna are chanted.In Maharashtra Aartis are performed with friends and family, typically in the morning and evening.