thane ganesh chaturthi is just a few days away and the frenzy associated with the festival has picked up steam grocery and gift shops have started putting up makeshift extensions to display the festive paraphernalia torans and garlands in festive colours of red orange and yellow are out on display at most shops with flowers made of plastic crepe or kite paper coupled with fake green foliage big shiny pearls gaudy gold baubles and twisted satin ribbon the festive decorations are turning into a visual delight apart from the decorations the religious accessories are also an integral part of the festival satin uparnas together with dhoop agarbattis and mukuts for the idol camphor pouches of red kumkum and yellow turmeric are all must buys said shashi kamdar a seller since the festival has arrived early this year shop keepers have no choice but to sell their wares in the rain the rains can sometimes rein in customers but so far the crowds have been coming said mahendra kumar another shopkeeper the diyas also remain another popular buy the oil diyas are still the best bet but wax diyas are not far behind said another seller ramdas natul the kandeels and lanterns are another traditional aspect of the festival red continues to be the favourite followed by bright orange and yellow with the amount of streamers available it is a tough task to choose the best red yellow orange and green all festive colours are sold in meter lengths bulbs hidden in flowers or tiny idols of lord ganesh and fitted in between bunch of green plastic foliage or rolled up leaves are also novel buys