When I stand before  the idol of Lord Ganesha ,many thoughts my mind. Is it really worth to spend so many rupees for not only celebrating but also for immersing the idol in waters?  But nobody can give a exact answer for this. It depends on individual beliefs. In a country like us, where superstitions are deeprooted  it needs lot of courage for a common man to go against customs and rituals.one or two people standing out in a crowd cannot bring about any change.The whole society should undergo change.For this to happen the children of today should be taught to stand against wrong boldly right from childhood.

                  Money collected for such festivals can be used for saving a poor life,educating a poor youth or even for feeding few souls. But I, know religious person will agree to this.  They think that God will not shower his blessings if they fail to do his pooja. Let us think if this is true.If so, why are there incidents where people have  faced ill-luck even after doing pooja. It is not God who gives this bad luck but one's own actions which brings us good or bad luck. Faith in God is ,of course, necessary but superstitious faith is to be avioded.One should think rationally before doing any act, be it cooking or killing.