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Ganesh Chaturthi Decoration Ideas 2025: Welcome Ganpati Bappa with eco-friendly decorations. Try DIY mandaps, paper crafts, clay idols, and natural flowers.
Ganesh Chaturthi 2025: Welcome Ganpati Bappa with eco-friendly decorations. (AI generated image)
Ganesh Chaturthi Decoration Ideas 2025: It is time to transform your home into a vibrant place to welcome Bappa with open hearts, as one of the most favourite festivals of India is just around the corner. This year, the festival will be celebrated on August 27 with great pomp and ceremony across the nation.
If you’re still figuring out how to decorate your home with easy, eco-friendly measures, here is a curated list to help. For a sustainable Ganesh Chaturthi this year, opt for decor that’s both traditional and kind to the environment.
DIY Mandap and Backdrops
You can prepare a simple yet beautiful mandap using cardboard boxes or clay to celebrate the homecoming of Ganapati Bappa this year.
You can use potted plants like ferns and many others, or old sarees and dupattas for a vibrant backdrop behind the Ganesha idols and the mandap.
Try to avoid using plastic decorations or thermocol, which are harmful to the environment and are non-degradable. Instead, you can decorate the space with paper or natural materials.
Paper Decorations
You can create paper lanterns in various shapes, sizes and colours to hang around the puja place and also around the home, which will make the place look lively.
You can also use origami creations like flowers, birds, and other decorative elements, according to your personal choice, to add a special touch to the celebrations.
Additionally, try to incorporate paper quilling techniques in decorating the mandap and the backdrop with beautiful designs, offering a 3D effect to your decor.
Natural Decorations
Besides using the potted plants for decorating the backdrop, you can also use banana leaves and natural flowers to create a sustainable yet traditional festive atmosphere.
Flowers such as marigolds, roses, and others should be used to create garlands.
Also, try to scatter flower petals alongside the leaves in any metal/reusable bowls and place them at various corners of your home and temple for a fragrant and colourful vibe during the festival.
You can also arrange the banana leaves in such a way that they can be kept behind the Ganesha idol and even used for placing them at the entrance of your home alongside the ghats.
Eco-Friendly Rangoli and Lighting
Try to avoid synthetic colours for making the rangoli, and opt for the age-old styles of using powdered rice, pulses, or flower petals to create beautiful designs at the entrance of your home and near the mandap.
For lighting, use terracotta pots, diyas, and candles to create a warm and alluring ambience at your home.
Clay Ganesha Idols
You can create small Ganesha idols using clay or playdough that will be no less adorable. Afterwards, you can encourage the kids in your house to colour them as per their personal preferences. Finally, help them dress the idols in self-made clothes and ornaments, respectively, using old, properly washed, and colourful fabrics and clay or reusable jewellery to create a sense of creativity and environmental awareness.
Nibandh Vinod is a seasoned journalist with 26 years of experience, specializing in covering events, festivals, and driving SEO content for News18.com. A tech-savvy person, Nibandh works closely with a young te…Read More
Nibandh Vinod is a seasoned journalist with 26 years of experience, specializing in covering events, festivals, and driving SEO content for News18.com. A tech-savvy person, Nibandh works closely with a young te… Read More
