Ganesh Chaturthi 2026: Celebrate Bappa with these must-try ukadiche modaks across Mumbai

Ganesh Chaturthi 2026: Mumbai comes alive with festive flavours, and these popular spots serve traditional and creative modaks worth trying during the ten-day celebration of Lord Ganesha. Check out.

New Delhi: Ganesh Chaturthi brings Mumbai alive with colour, music, flowers, festive decorations and, of course, food. For many Mumbaikars, the celebrations are incomplete without a plate of soft, freshly steamed ukadiche modaks, with their delicate rice-flour covering and coconut-jaggery filling. These sweets are closely associated with Lord Ganesh and become especially sought after during the ten-day festival. This year the festivity will begin on September 14.

Mumbai has plenty of places, including old Maharashtrian sweet shops to newer speciality stores, where you can pick up traditional modaks for your home, puja or festive gathering. Some stick closely to the classic recipe, while others add flavours such as chocolate, kesar and mawa for those who like a twist. If you are celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi in Mumbai this year, these spots are worth knowing about when the craving for a hot, fragrant........

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