Hi all,
Ganesh puja can also be done at home. The area where the idol is going to be placed will be thoroughly cleaned. The floor will be decorated with rangoli and a garland of red flowers will be placed around the neck of the idol. The head of the family will perform the puja after bathing and wearing clean clothes. All members of the family do the arti in turn.
The festivities come to an end on Anand Chaudas, when both the community idols and the idols from people's homes are taken to the sea or nearest river or lake for visarjan or immersion. Household idols can be immersed after one and a half, seven or ten days after installation. In Mumbai, massive processions are taken out with people dancing on the streets shouting 'Ganpati Bappa Maurya, Pudchya Varsha Luvkarya!'