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Ganesh Chaturthi Memes Spark Puns, Modak Jokes and Sohail Khan
Ganesh Chaturthi is a Hindu festival that includes prayers, modaks and large decorations.
People also make jokes and memes about the festival online.
Some jokes use wordplay involving Ganpati, LGBT and Ganesh-shaped cakes.
Another popular audio has appeared in more than 26,000 reels.
Many memes joke about people from North India not eating traditional modaks.
Some people enjoy these jokes, while at least one commenter said they were offended.
A video of Sohail Khan dancing at a family visarjan became especially popular.
Salman Khan also appeared in a darker joke about wanting his own visarjan.
The memes will likely return when the festival comes around next year.
Recurring Ganesh Chaturthi memes feature LGBT puns, Ganesh-shaped cakes and devotional wordplay.
A new audio about Ganpati being handsome has powered more than 26,000 Instagram reels.
Memes mock North Indians for eating peda-like sweets instead of traditional modaks.
A dark joke imagines Salman Khan undergoing visarjan because of his difficult days.
Sohail Khan’s energetic dancing at the Khan family’s visarjan became the season’s viral meme.
- Who
- Instagram users, meme creators, commenters, Sohail Khan and Salman Khan are central to the article.
- What
- Ganesh Chaturthi memes are circulating with religious puns, modak jokes, regional teasing and viral celebrity clips.
- Where
- On Instagram feeds and reels, including footage from the Khan family’s visarjan.
- When
- During this year’s Ganesh Chaturthi meme season; the article does not give exact dates.
- Why
- Users are sharing humorous content around the festival, its foods, rituals and associated viral videos.
Meme Supporters
People Offended by the Jokes
Religious humor
Meme Supporters
Supporters treat the puns and festival memes as playful devotional humor, with commenters repeating “Ganpati Bappa Morya.”
People Offended by the Jokes
At least one commenter said they were offended by Hindus who were offended by the content, reflecting disagreement over whether the jokes cross a line.
Regional modak jokes
Meme Supporters
The memes frame teasing North Indians over peda-like sweets and modaks as part of the festival’s recurring humor.
People Offended by the Jokes
The jokes portray North Indians as uncultured or unfamiliar with modaks, which can be read as regional stereotyping.
Key facts
- Festival
- Ganesh Chaturthi
- Recurring jokes
- LGBT wordplay and a Ganesh-shaped cake described with a ganache pun
- Popular audio
- “iPhone ho ya Samsung, Ganpati Bappa handsome”
- Audio reach
- More than 26,000 reels
- Food theme
- Modak jokes and criticism of North Indian sweet preferences
- Celebrity meme
- Sohail Khan dancing at the Khan family’s visarjan
- Dark humor
- A Salman Khan video jokes about undergoing visarjan
Quotes
Meme caption over a Salman Khan video
An anonymous meme creator using Salman Khan footage during Ganesh festival coverage.
“iPhone ho ya Samsung, Ganpati Bappa handsome, China ho ya Korea, Ganpati Bappa Morya.”
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“Jaise mere din beet rahe hain, mera visarjan ho jaaye toh hairaan mat hona”
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Sources
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