Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated all around the country. Chikamagalur is no exception.
The entire city is all set to welcome Lord Ganesha. Business in M.G. Road was hectic on Monday. The enthusiastic are busy in installing pandals in various places bringing a festive mood altogether.
The public celebration of Ganeshotsav by Sri Ganapathi Seva Samithi, one of the main attractions of the city, has entered 61st year. The installation ceremony of the Ganesha idol will begin from 5 p.m. tomorrow. The idol will be brought from Basavanahalli Ranganatha Swamy temple to Bolaraneshwara Swamy temple premises in a grand procession.
The 21-day Ganesha festival will be celebrated with a variety of cultural, religious and entertainment programmes. Samiti President C.R. Keshavamurthy said the utsav included 4 orchestra, 5 harikatha,2 Bharatanatyam dances, 2 dramas, yakshagana and dance performances.
There will be Ganahoma at 10.30a.m on September 2. The 'Shobha-yatra' that begins in the morning on September 24 will reach Basavanahalli tank by 11 p.m. The immersion of the idol will take place there.
Government officials in charge have conveyed wishes of the Gowri-Ganesha festival to the members of the public. They include District-In- Charge Minister K.S. Eswarappan, MLAs D.N. Jeevaraj, G.T.Ravi, M.P. Kumaraswamy, D.S. Suresh and BJP President M.S. Bhojegowda.
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