Ganesh Chaturthi is high spirit and enthusiastic celebration. Preparations start days before the festival. Preparations to make ganesh idol to buying new clothes and planning for food etc. Ganesh Chaturthi also known as ‘Vinayaka Chaturthi’ or ‘Vinayaka Chavithi’ is celebrated by Hindus around the world as the birthday of Lord Ganesha. It is celebrated on 4th day of Hindu lunar calendar month of Bhadrapada maasa. Which is usually in mid-August to mid-September. Ganesh chaturthi is also festival of food. Foodies like me wait every year for mouthwatering prasad. Lord Ganesh is said to be foodie. Many varieties of prasad as modak, kheer, puran poli, undrallu, kudumulu etc are made and offered to him. North Indian way of modak is deep fried. Flour dough is rolled, and closed with filling, then deep fried. In south india modak’s are steamed with filling and rice flour on top.