How to Decorate Your New Home for Ganesh Pooja.

Welcoming Ganapati Bappa to your home is a symbol of prosperity and joy. The celebration brings everyone together and also reflects deep attachment towards Indian tradition. Decoration of home doesn’t only showcase the culture but it also proves how seriously you stick to your culture. In this guide, we will go through with aesthetic ganesh decoration ideas at home. The decorative ideas are made looking into both modern and traditional perspective into picture to give an elegant Ganesh Chaturthi vibe.

Simple Decoration For Ganesh Chaturthi at Home

Let’s cover a safe pre-plan for Ganesh Pooja decoration for your new home. Keep the below things in mind before shopping any decorative items:
 

1.Clean Up the House:

The first important thing to do before starting ganpati decoration is to clean the whole house. Remove unwanted or broken items from nearby areas including the outer space. Better to store unwanted objects in the store room to give a neat and clean appearance to your new home. It’s obvious that things get messed up while shifting home but, take proper care to clean and remove unwanted objects.

2.Choose Right Place:

Choosing a right place is quite important for placing the idol of Ganesha. The best place would be a hall, rooftop or a room close to the main entrance. Decide it accordingly as per the house structure. Don’t keep the idol in the innermost room as it won’t be appropriate for the visitors and might create problems while shifting statutes and other objects bought from outside. It’s better not to plan for an outside tent if it’s a new home. Ganesh Pooja falls especially at the time of monsoon. So, it would need a lot of arrangements including tents and waterproof covers to keep the idol safe. The best option is to place the idol inside your home as a symbol of prosperity and joy.

3.Safe Decoration

The altar including the nearby area must be decorated to the best by taking care of safety. Don’t place decorative items very close to the Ganesh statue. The diya used at the time of worship might set fire due to nylon, cotton, polythenes etc. So, make decorative arrangements in such a way that it is placed far away from fires. Using iron nails to hammer the walls of new homes for decoration is not at all a good decision. The small scattered iron nails might injure people walking on barefoot. So, avoid hanging a lot of decorative items on walls. Instead opt for a decent decoration on the ground.

Ganesh Puja Decoration Ideas at New Home

1.Decorate the Altar

It includes everything around the statue of Ganesha including the table, mats, background etc. It is possible in the following ways:

• Ganesh Idol: Choose an eco-friendly idol made up of clay that would be easy for immersing or “visarjan”. Don’t choose a very large statue to show off your devotion. Placing a large statue is not at all suitable for home. It would require an expert to shift to the right place. Therefore, plan for a small size statue if possible which is easy to carry.
• Flowers: Shop for fresh flowers and garlands for decoration. Change them everyday. Don’t place shining plastic flowers near the idol. Rather you can place them far away to decorate the hall or at the entry gate to create a festive atmosphere.
• Diya: Keep Diya only near the statue. Placing one big Diya in the middle will enhance the beauty. Avoid placing Diya on the sideways or walking areas as people might hit it by mistake. Loose Indian attire like dhoti, pajamas and sarees might accidentally come in with contact. So, keep diyas on sturdy areas like tables and decorative stands.
• Background decoration: Use color papers, door hangings, cardboards and colorful fabric to decorate the background.

2.Rangoli Designs:

Rangoli designs are an elegant way of decoration that gives festive vibes in the pooja. Creating a simple design of lotus flowers, rats, swastik and ladoos will add beauty to the place. A large rangoli design or multiple small designs can also be a better option. Don’t draw rangoli all around the house as it may require a lot of time to clean. Keep a decent gap between the door and the rangoli for walking space. It’s better not to make a rangoli in open space. Ganesh Pooja falls during monsoon so if rains come all your hard work for making the design is going to drain out with rain water. Making rangolis under closed space will last longer and keep your rangoli safe for a few more days.

3.Home Decoration:

Home decoration can be done using the following items:

• Flowers: The better decoration approach using flowers can be achieved by using both artificial and real flowers. Try to keep real flowers near the Ganesh idol to keep natural fragrance around the area. For decoration in other places of the house using artificial plastic flowers can work as an alternative.
• Torans: It includes hanging mango leaves and long lily flowers. Keep such organic decoration near the idol as it needs to be replaced daily to look fresh. Don’t mesh by hanging so many leaves and flowers near the pooja area. Use equal distance between two adjacent leaves.
• Lights: Decoration would look better if you use fancy lights around the house. Make sure the wires are not open to maintain safety in the house. Using battery based lights is also a good approach. Decorate the light at a higher place so that it doesn’t reach children’s hands. Make sure not to mess the Pooja areas by hanging so many lights.
• Fabrics: It includes colorful tablecloths and curtains. If you have enough time then making hand embroidery will work better. Fabric painting can also be placed in your new home as a decorative item. Using colorful ribbons also adds a decoration flair.
• Music System: Make a folder of songs including Ganesh Bhajan, aarti considering both old and new songs. Plan with your budget either to rent a music system or use your home theater for the occasion.

4. Pooja Essentials

Create a separate checklist of essential Ganesh pooja items to make everything available before it’s starts:

• Pooja thali decoration: Use metallic thali to decorate items like kumkum, rice, turmeric, flowers, sweets, agarbatti etc. Ask your pandit one day before the pooja to keep everything arranged at the time.
• Offerings: The offerings like fruits, laddu, modak etc. should be decorated by aligning them in the same line. Avoid keeping sweets openly for a longer time as it can attract ants. Use a pedestal to keep the offerings. Cover the sweets a few minutes after the pooja to avoid pest feed to laddus and fruits. Make sure to dispose of the banana peel on dustin.

Ganesh Puja Mandap Decoration Ideas

Decoration of mandap for Ganesh puja can become more attractive by using trendy decorative items. Home decoration companies better know the needs of festival decorative items. Using items like flower backdrops, mirror strings, bell, fairy lights can bring classic elegance. Some of the decorative mandap ideas includes:

• Mirror strings: The use of mirror strings is among the most used ganesh puja decoration items for mandap. The reflection of diyas from the mirror strings add enchanting beauty to the place. Hanging mirror cuttings on white background with artificial lights increase the elegance of the place.
• Flowers and bell: Hanging bell drops with green leaves at the background is another way to decorate the mandap. The green background of artificial leaves gives a natural look to the place. This design will suit better for those who don’t want to cover their background completely with artificial items.
• Canopy tent: A beautiful tent can be designed using designer clothes and papers all around the Ganesh idol. A curtain is placed in front of the idol for complete covering. You can cover the idol at night or after the pooja.
• Fairy lights: It is another way to give an elegant look to the mandap. The beauty of the place got enhanced especially during the night. The reflection of fairy light near the idol make the place look more beautiful.
• Artificial flowers: Using colored paper flowers around the mandap symmetrically on all corners is also an ideal way to design Ganesh mandap in your new home.
• Hanging Pinwheels: It can be the best design for those who don’t want to put colorful clothes on the background. White painted wall before the statue can also be decorated directly using Pinwheels of flowers. You can make designer flowers and hang them symmetrically on the wall.
• Pom pom garland: These are long rope designs which you can hang directly on any side of the mandap. The colorful pom pom balls are the easiest ganesh puja decorative items. It comes in a bundle which needs to be arranged one after the another maintaining equal distance.
• Balloons and ribbons: It is the most traditional way to design the mandap. But, balloons are not long lasting as they may burst in the middle. So, ribbons are the more ideal way to decorate with minimal effort. Creative people can make awesome design using ribbons and color paper to make your design more unique and beautiful.
• Candle wall: This design needs a lot of effort but takes the beauty to the next level especially at night. You need to purchase artificial candles that work on batteries or electricity. Arrange them in the background of the idol and light them up to make the mandap shine brighter. It is recommended not to use real fire candles as it can be risky.
• Colorful lanterns: These are modern ways to decorate the mandap with maintaining a traditional style. Nowadays, old fashioned lanterns are available with an inserted electrical bulbs. You can keep it anywhere near the house to revive the old decoration style of the 90s.

Final Words:

The Ganesh decoration ideas at home are made looking into the perspective of both beauty as well as safety. Everyone expects a fresh and delightful start before entering their new home. So, it’s better to make use of artificial decorative items more instead of lighting so many diyas all around the house. Organic decoration needs a lot of effort and daily cleaning. So, plan accordingly which type of decoration would be done with least maintenance. Choose the best decorative items to celebrate this Ganesh pooja with full devotion including grand celebration.

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