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.
