Maharashtrians celebrate all the festivals with the same enthusiasm. Some of the famous festivals of Maharashtra are:
Ganesh Chaturthi is an 11-day festival and people from other states visit Maharashtra during this festival and take blessings of Lord Ganesha.
Janmashtmi when the ritual of Dahihandi is performed by making a human pyramid and attempt to break the pot of butter.
GudiPadwa is a festival that marks the beginning of a new year for Hindus. People decorate their homes with rangolis.
Makar Sankranti also is known as Uttarayan in Gujarat and Pongal in South India is the celebration of the winter solstice. People make laddoos made of til and visit homes of their friends and relatives and say “tilgulghyaani god god bola” meaning take this tilladdoo and talk sweetly.