The calendar already has an opinion
The invitation arrives before anyone says a word. Your mother-in-law mentions, in passing, that she's ordered the clay Ganesh from the same shop as always. Your own mother texts asking if you're coming home this year. The word "home" does the work neither of them will do openly. Ganesh Chaturthi is ten days long, which sounds generous until you realize that ten days is exactly enough time for everyone to have an expectation and nowhere near enough time to meet all of them without someone keeping score.
