Bengaluru: Still vigilant by traveling in the middle of a pandemic, many Bengalurean re-recreate lively arrangements from their hometown / village in their living room to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi.
Priyank M, a pharmaceutical manager, said this would be the second Chaturthi Ganesh of his family in Bellagavi.
“I will set up Ganesha Idol the same as my mother installed at our ancestral home and decorated my house with the same decoration,” he said.
Priyank last visited his family just before the second wave Covid-19 hit.
Some Bengalureans set up a mini pandal on the walls of their home.
The most popular theme is those who remind people about their home city, pastels and environmentally friendly concepts.
While some install pandal themselves, others seek professional help.
Sneha Chopra, the founder of themed by Sneha Chopra, said his client missed traditional pandal.
“The most sought-after theme is land, oriented towards traditional village settings with coconut leaves and ponds,” said the event stylist.
Chopra added there was a high request for Joy’s boxes too, a concept he started last year.
Joy boxes are designed according to themes and contains everything starting from food to decoration.
Nocontact packaging only requires a planner to leave it at the customer’s door.
NIMESH & MOHIT CHHAG OF NM of the event, which also offers joy boxes, say customized boxes have Gauri and Ganesha mud idols, fruits, sweets, puja essence, and even the rod code, which when scanned plays ganpati aarti.
“Many North Indians based in the city who used to travel to Mumbai in the pre-covid period to participate in the celebration of Ganesh Chaturthi asked for the recreation of Lalbaitcha Raja Pandal,” Nimesh said.
Lalbaugcha King is a popular Ganesha Idol stored in Lalbaugh, a locality in Mumbai.
Nimesh said his client also asked for a pandal with themes like the Palace of Mysore and Coorg.
The Coorg theme has a Ganesha idol in the middle of greenery with regional dishes.
“Some Kannadiga clients I ask for fresh flowers every day in a steady, in a hurry,” he added.
Residents of Miss Miss Community Feelfrom Youngers left the door to the door who asked for a vibrant and Aarti pandal donations echoing through the city route, Bengalureans said they missed this pre-pandemic activity related to this festival.
Rama Pavithran, a housewife and resident of Okalipuram, said: “The taste of the community is lost with an isolated celebration.” Ashish Reddy M, a resident of the airport road, said the group used to regulate celebrations every year.
They will collect money from occupants and use them for settings and food.
The balance, if any, will be stored in the account for the celebration of the following year.
“There is competition, dancing, and distribution of food.
Children usually wear ganesha costumes.
Everyone loses the vibration now,” Ashish said, adding at least 250-300 people will visit a pandal every day.
Naveen Kumar from the Sri Manjunatha tent house in Mahadevapura said his business had been beaten badly and even though it did take a little for the past month, fear of the third wave made him anxious.
“NOD was given for a small celebration at the last moment.
But people are still hesitant,” he said, adding that if people follow the appropriate behavior of Covid, it will examine the spread of the virus and the business will not be affected.