On Vaishākh sud choth, known as Ganpati choth, i.e., the fourth day of the bright half of Vaishākh, Ganpati is ceremoniously worshipped with red lead, red flowers, milk, curds, honey, etc. The image of the god is besmeared with red lead and ghi, and the remnant of this ointment is applied to the doors and windows of the house.[122] Sweet-balls of wheat-flour fried in ghi and sweetened with molasses are first dedicated to Ganpati and are afterwards partaken of as the god’s gift.[123]
The people of Mahārāshtra observe Ganpati choth on the 4th day of the bright half of Bhādrapad, when an earthen image of Ganpati is made and worshipped with twenty kinds of leaves.[124]
It is a custom among the Vaishnavas to draw an image of Ganpati in those vessels which are to be used for cooking food at the time of performing the obsequies of a deceased Vaishnava.[125]
The Mātrikās are sixteen in number, and are worshipped on such auspicious occasions as a yajna (i.e., a sacrifice), a wedding, or the ceremony known as vāstu.[126] Their installation consists in painting the following marks with red lac on the back walls of a house.
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