Create your own decorations for the festival. Engage in Matoli decoration, a traditional art form that involves arranging colorful items like leaves, flowers, and ornaments in intricate patterns.
If you plan to color the idols or decorations, use natural and eco-friendly colors made from turmeric, sandalwood, and other plant-based ingredients, instead of synthetic chemicals.
When immersing the idol, choose immersion sites designated by local authorities to prevent water pollution. Alternatively, you can immerse a clay idol in a bucket of water at home and reuse the clay for future celebrations.
Prepare traditional and homemade sweets and snacks for offerings and prasad. Avoid excessive consumption of packaged and processed foods to reduce waste.
Learn about the cultural and historical significance of Ganesh Chaturthi through storytelling, music, and dance performances. Share the significance of the festival with family and friends.
Participate in community events and celebrations. Join local Ganesh Utsav Mandals in their processions and cultural programs to experience the collective spirit of the festival.
The Matoli competition is open to all residents of Goa, inviting household individuals to participate. Matoli, in this context, refers to a wooden frame adorned with a Ganesha idol,
Dekhawa is the art of crafting Ganesha's idol or events based on lord Ganesh's life during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.