India, Sept. 18 -- With the fervour of Ganeshotsav unfurling across Maharashtra, Prajakta Koli is also celebrating Jyeshtha Gauri Pujan. The three-day festival from September 17 to 19 sees families welcome Goddess Gauri into their homes, and for the content creator-actor, the tradition has spanned generations.

"My father's grandmother had asked for some mannat, decades ago. And when the mannat was fulfilled, they brought home the Gauri idol. That's how the tradition of Gauri Pujan began at our home. When my parents decided to bring back Gauri to our household 21 years ago, it was not for a mannat but with only one thought: We want to do this in our house and we want to bring that tradition back," she tells us.

Being from the Koli commun...