it starts with vedic hymns, prayers, vrata and hindu texts such as ganesha upanishad. offerings of prasada after the prayer and distributing amongst the community people, prasad include sweets, modaka (it is believed to be the favourite sweet of ganesha). this festival starts on the fourth day of hindu luni-solar calendar month bhadrapada, which normally falls in the month of august or september. the ganesha chaturthi ends on the tenth day.