One of India’s most celebrated festival Ganesh Chaturthi is just a day away. So, this time get ready to welcome our beloved deity, Lord Ganesha, lovingly called ‘Bappa’, into our homes and hearts. 

This year, Twitter joins the festive by launching a special Lord Ganesha Twitter emoji that Indians can Tweet to welcome the much-loved god home on Monday, 5th September. When people Tweet using #GaneshChaturthi, #HappyGaneshChaturthi, #Ganeshotsav, #गणेशचतुर्थी,#गणेशोत्सव, a Lord Ganesha emoji will be activated next to the hashtag. The emoji will go live on the evening of Sunday, 4th September, and will be active until the last day of celebrations on Friday, 16th September.

#GaneshChaturthi 2016: First look of Lalbaugcha Raja pic.twitter.com/nllRRIcAG6

— Mumbai Heritage (@mumbaiheritage) September 1, 2016

According to Viral Jani, Head Media partnerships, Twitter India, “Twitter is the best way to see what’s happening in your world right now, and we are the live connection to India’s cultural diversity, festivals, languages in the spirit of unity. Over the past year, we have seen the nation come together over cultural moments such as Diwali and even local moments such as Makar Sankranti in Gujarat. We are launching a special Twitter emoji for Ganesh Chaturthi to delight our millions of Indians celebrating this local cultural moment.”

So go ahead and Tweet your wishes to all your beloved ones and Happy Ganesh Chaturthi to all our readers.