Home decoration ganesh festival
“I am neither an atheist, nor someone who goes to temples often. We have to be responsible towards nature and not add to the rising pollution,” Sood maintains. At the end of the festival, I immerse the idol at an artificial pond in Lokhandwala. For the last five years, I have only been keeping eco-friendly Ganesh idols at home. “As devotees, one can adopt several measures for environmental conservation during the celebrations, such as using natural and biodegradable decorations. Sood points out that we often forget how the small things that we do during the festival, can cause harm to the environment. The whole atmosphere at home is soothing and positive, with Ganesha’s presence,” the actor explains. My favourite melodies for the festivities are ‘Jai Ganesh jai Ganesh jai Ganesh deva’ and ‘Sukh karta dukh harta vaarta vighnaachi’. For the Prasad, everything is cooked at home and we ensure that Ganpati’s favourite modaks and laddus are always available. Subtle diyas and lights create a cheerful and refreshing décor for the celebration. Proper lighting also adds to the spiritual atmosphere at home and the entire room is well lit up. Last year, we had used white and purple orchids. “Sometimes, I call an art director or a floral artist, to create the makar (temple) at home.
Got any idea of Ganpati decor? Kindly share with us in the comments box below.Preparations for the festival in Sood’s home, begin well in advance. You can use them as an arch behind the Ganesh idol. Purple orchids stay fresh longer than other flowers do and hence make great adornments for decor. If you want the decoration to be for a long time, then go for orchid flowers. It looks elegant for Ganesh festival.įor Taditionla look, choose marigold flowers.You can do it yourself by taking long strands of garlands made of yellow marigolds and hang them behind the idol of Lord Ganesha as well as on the two sides of the mandap for a marvelous effect. If you feel difficult to do, you will get it at the market. If you want to make it by yourself use thermocol.
How about having a lotus theme for your Ganpati? This paper lotus is easy and looks amazing when you place your Ganesh. Balloon pillars both sides will be another attractive element for decoration. So, go for balloon arch as the back of the Ganesh Idol. Apply glue on the areas that you would like to sprinkle the glitter powder over.īalloons always find a way to brighten the decorations. Use a chart paper or cardboard to draw your favorite designs which represent festivities. Place thermocol peacock cutouts in the front and peacock feather behind Ganpati idol. Use a table to create this peacock theme look. You can also arrange them in the form of bouquets or on the top of the mandap. What can be a better way of home decor at Ganpati than fresh and pure flowers? Choose various flowers of different shades and arrange them in beautiful patterns.
You can also use rose petals or any flower petals to make interesting Rangoli patterns. Make beautiful rangolis using colors available in the market or use rice flour mixed with different colors to go the eco-friendly way. Why restrict ourselves to just decorating walls ? What’s better? Spread some colors on the floor too. Hang them vertically or create scalloped curtains. Wanna try this? Put fancy sarees and dupattas to good use. Fold them to make circular and half-circular pinwheels and paste them either on the back-wall of the mandap or cover the entire mandap with them.ĭrapes will be vibrant and great go-to decoration for Ganesh festival. If you want to do it yourself at home, get colorful papers, used for art and craft, in bright hues to make your decoration stand out. Remember how we used to make newspaper fans as kids? the same can be used for decorating Ganesh Mandap in a playful and vibrant manner. Here are simple and stunning decorations for your Ganpati Pandal to beautify the home of Lord Ganesha! In either way, the spirit of this festival remains high in the hearts of all devotees calling Ganpati Bappa Maurya! But sometimes due to our busy schedules, we have to settle for what’s available in the market. Ganpati is the time to go all creative and come up with innovative decor ideas that not just look great but are also easy on our pocket. The whole country celebrates the festive occasion of Ganeshotsav with extreme zest.Įvery year we think of new and innovative ways to decorate our house in order to please the deity. The fun, dance, shlokas, celebration, and sweets mark the arrival of Lord Ganesha at our homes.