WHAT’S DECORATING YOUR MATOLI THIS YEAR?

The markets in Goa have donned a new look as vibrant hues of flowers, leaves, berries, fruits and vegetables are on sale, before eventually adorning the matoli of Lord Ganesha for Ganesh Chaturthi. Café gives you a peek at the matoli items available at the Panjim market
WHAT’S DECORATING YOUR MATOLI THIS YEAR?
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Ganesh Chaturthi, the festival that reveres Lord Ganesha, requires a matoli, a wooden frame attached to the roof above the idol, which is placed for decorative purposes. The matoli consists of all the fruits and vegetables that are grown during this season. The markets are currently flooded with seasonal fruits, vegetables and berries that are available once a year. A traditional matoli consists of fruits like chikoo, banana, orange, melon, mango called porus ambe, apple, guava, breadfruit, butter fruit, pomegranate, pummelo (toringe), maulinge toringe, custard apple, coconut, pineapple, betel nut and many other fruits available in each region of the state. Vegetables comprise banana flower, pumpkin, ladyfinger, cucumber and different type of gourds. The list of berries include matulo, kangleo, nagsheo, gagrueo, kounna and karane, while the flowers include haranche fulla, matuliche fulla, maddachi painni and of course, mango leaves.

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