Indians got 103,380 modak orders delivered on Ganesh Chaturthi on September 14, which was the first day of the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/lifestyle/food/photo/in-photos-ganeshotsav-2026-indulge-in-these-delicious-food-menus-in-mumbai-for-modaks-and-more-113122" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">twelve days of Ganeshotsav</a>, according to a new insights report.&nbsp;
This marked a 13.3 per cent increase from last year, with demand being heavily concentrated between 7 am and 11 am, averaging 11,500 orders per hour.
Mumbai, Bengaluru and Pune dominated the orders for modaks amongst metros, while Nashik, Jodhpur, and Patna dominated demand from emerging markets. Consumers favoured <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sunday-mid-day/article/this-ganeshotsav-2026-indulge-in-unique-modaks-and-treats-in-mumbai-this-festive-season-23649765" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">traditional modak varieties</a> with Mawa modak (averaging 185 orders per hour), Ukadiche Modak, Kara Kozhukattai, and Kesar Modak emerging as top picks.&nbsp;
Maharashtra celebrated the festival with high octane fervour, accounting for 41 per cent of all modak orders in India with Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Nashik and Amravati leading the charts. The top five highest-value modak orders nationally came from Mumbai, including a massive order worth Rs 29,693 from a single customer for an assortment of 144 modaks.&nbsp;
Further elaborating on the festive season, Swiggy, who released the report, also shared a significant rise in orders on its platform, especially for Indian traditional sweets, as the festive season came alive with Janmashtami and Raksha Bandhan.
<h2>Janmashtami (September 4)</h2>
Traditional sweets and mithais continued to take center stage as demand grew 33 per cent compared to Janmashtami last year, with Kaju Katli, Milk Cake and Mathura Peda ruling the charts. Orders for sweets were 74.5 per cent higher on Janmashtami vs the day before and 60.1 per cent higher vs the next day reiterating the love for sweets on festival days. This surge was more pronounced in Kolkata, Jaipur, Noida, Patna and Guwahati- consistent with strong regional mithai culture around Janmashtami.
Peda stood out as a festival-favourite with an almost four times jump in orders vs the previous day, and demand for Mathura Peda on Janmashtami (September 4) spiked 46.4 per cent as compared to Janmasthmi last year. Orders for Kalakand (220 per cent), Shrikhand (213 per cent), Ladoos, Sandesh, Burfi and Kheer also witnessed huge spikes on Janmashtami vs previous day, consistent with milk-based <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/lifestyle/food/article/ganesh-chaturthi-2026-from-pala-thalikalu-to-ellu-kozhukattai-chefs-share-festive-recipes-from-south-india-23650306" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">sweets being traditionally offered on the festival</a>.
<h2>Raksha Bandhan (August 28)</h2>
Sweets&rsquo; orders on the platform jumped 22.8 per cent compared to last year, averaging over 11,500 orders per hour and peaking between 10-11 am as India prepared for the Raksha Bandhan celebrations. Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Mumbai led the sweets&rsquo; orders amongst the metros while Patna, Jodhpur and Surat dominated emerging cities. A customer in Mumbai spent over Rs 12,000 on an order than included a box of 12 Chocolates, a box of 6 Macarons and Chocolate Hazelnut Mousse while another customer in Pune placed an order of Rs 11,550 for 35 Sugar-free milk cakes, showcasing the festive mood in the country.&nbsp;
Indian classics, Kaju Katli (Barfi), Gulab Jamun, Rasmalai and Motichoor Laddus, featured in the most ordered sweets from the platform. The on-demand delivery platform delivered an average of 1668 orders per hour of Kaju Katli, the iconic cashew sweet with Bengaluru and Indore leading the charts. Amongst the emerging markets, most orders of Kaju Katli came from Jodhpur and Patna. Demonstrating the scale of festive indulgence, a customer in Noida spent Rs 15,406 on 12 boxes of Kaju Katli.
The also delivered an average of 1640 gulab jamuns every hour making it another favourite on Raksha Bandhan. A customer from Jodhpur placed an exclusive order of 14 boxes of Gulab Jamun, making it one of the largest orders of Gulab Jamuns in the country.&nbsp;
In addition, families stepped out to celebrate the festival. The platform observed an 28.5 per cent growth in bookings on August 28-29 as compared to August 8-9 (last year&rsquo;s Raksha Bandhan weekend), with Bengaluru dominating in metros and Ahmedabad leading the charts for emerging markets. A customer in Bengaluru spent Rs 2,54,798 making it the highest billing on Raksha Bandhan (August 28).
The one-day spikes in <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/lifestyle/food/photo/in-photos-ganeshotsav-2026-your-food-guide-to-mumbais-iconic-faral-and-mithai-112948" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">orders for sweets during these festivals</a> prove that a strong appetite for cultural traditions and celebrations remain stronger than ever. They also reinforce the structural shift towards on-demand convenience during festivities, as technology continues to enable seamless celebrations.

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