Ganesh Chaturthi also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi, is a grand festival that reveres Lord Ganesha. It starts on the fourth day of Hindu lunar calendar month Bhadrapada. The festival is marked with installation of Ganesha idols in homes, or publicly on elaborate pandals. Lord Ganesha is the remover of all the obstacles and negative energies. Benefits of Ganesha Chaturthi Puja include dissolution of obstacles, bringing good fortune in one's personal and professional life and purification of the place and minds of the devotees. Offerings and Prasad from the daily prayers include sweets such as modaka believed to be a favourite of Lord Ganesha.