Today’s festivals

Monthly Shukla Chaturthi Ganesha worship

• Ganesha puja
• Modak offering

Worship of Saptarishi (seven sages) — women observe atonement fast

• Saptarishi puja
• Fasting

New harvest festival of western Odisha — the year's first freshly-reaped rice is offered to the local presiding deity (e.g., Samaleswari) and then tasted by the family; followed by Nuakhai Bhetghat (family reunion)

• Offering new rice to deity
• Nuakhai Bhetghat (family reunion)
• Traditional sweets
• Folk songs and dances

Spans 10 days

Ten days of Ganesha celebration (Day 1 of 10)