Andhra Pradesh and Telangana do a different kind of rice-jaggery-coconut sweet for Ganesh Puja -- steamed balls that taste just as delightful.
This special Maharashtrian sweet is made by the CKP community just before Ganesh Chaturthi.
The Elephant God's big day is here on the morrow. Lord Ganesha will be feted all over India but especially in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Goa, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. He needs to be fed too...
A tad sweet, but chatpata too, this distinctive Mahrashtrian dish is a festive special.
Ganesh Chaturthi is a time for prayer, family and always feasting. Nine recipes for you.
The Elephant God simply loves these delicacies.
The sweet taste of a laddoo is believed to attract prosperity and abundance.
This festive season, Indian homes are mixing global luxury with personal touches using heirloom fabrics, handmade decor, and nostalgic menus to create celebrations that feel both grand and intimate.
Welcome the God of wealth, prosperity, wisdom and knowledge with his favourite food -- sweets!
Go experimental while making your modaks! Try unusual stuffings and coverings.
Rediff readers tell us how they are celebrating Ganeshotsav this year.
It should have been much easier to find this farsan maker's premises given the number of two-wheelers that stream up to this address the day before Ganesh Chaturthi to collect armfuls of bags of laddus, chuda and other kind of chatpata namkeen stuff.
'On this day, recollecting all our divine memories, we paid obeisance to our father's beloved deity -- Lord Ganesha -- to bestow on all of us the happiness and joy and to remove all hurdles and obstacles throughout this journey of mortal life.'
This engineer makes modaks with scientific precision.
Rediff.com's Hitesh Harisinghani joins the Patkar family as they say goodbye to Lord Ganesha.
Deepa Mehrotra's Diwalis in her hometown of Sitapur were full of rang.
Satvik food is de rigueur this time of the year in most Western and Northern Indian homes, say chefs and food historians Arundhuti Dasgupta and Shally Seth Mohile.
