By Shireen Jamooji
September 6, 2025
6th September 2025 is Ganpati Visarjan and marks the final day of the festival when devotees bid farewell to Lord Ganesha. Proper food offerings and dietary practices ensure a spiritually fulfilling celebration. Here are some tips you should know.
Completely avoid using onion and garlic in any preparations during the festival period, as these are considered tamasic (impure) ingredients.
Strictly refrain from preparing or consuming any non-vegetarian dishes, including meat, fish, and poultry during this sacred time.
These items are completely prohibited during the festival and should not be present in your home or offered to the deity.
Prepare Lord Ganesh's favourite sacred sweet dumplings using rice flour with a delicious filling of jaggery and coconut.
Offer different varieties including as these round sweets symbolise completeness and are perfect for the final offerings.
This creamy kheer made with rice, milk, jaggery, and cardamom makes an excellent offering.
This rich, velvety sweet dish prepared with thick yoghurt, sugar, and cardamom provides a cooling and satisfying offering.
Prepare this healthy savoury dish using chickpeas and other legumes. It's both nutritious and spiritually appropriate for the festival.
This traditional sweet flatbread filled with a mixture of lentils and jaggery makes for a wholesome and meaningful offering.