Ganesha Festival Celebrations Held Across the District

Kadanga: The 35th annual Gauri-Ganesha festival, organized by the local Arapattu Podavada Sri Balamuri Mahaganapathi Seva Samiti, was celebrated with various religious rituals. On the final day of the festival, a *Mahapooja* (grand ritual) was performed, and *Annadana* (offering of free meals) was provided to the public; a large number of local devotees attended the event. A fireworks display during the immersion procession drew significant attention.

On Sunday afternoon, the idol of Sri Mahaganapathi was taken in a procession accompanied by DJ music and devotional songs through the town's main streets, in the presence of thousands of devotees, before being immersed in the Poddamani Kandakere (pond). The main streets of Kadanga were decorated for the Gauri-Ganesha festival. Personnel from the Virajpet Rural Police Station ensured security arrangements.

Suntikoppa: On the occasion of Ganesha Chaturthi, Ganesha idols installed in various villages across the *Hobli* were taken out in processions along the main village streets on Sunday night—after being placed in illuminated *Mantapas* (pavilions)—and subsequently immersed.

The immersion procession for the Ganesha idol, which had been installed at the community hall by the nearby Bhutanakadu Om Shakti Yuvaka Sangha, took place following various religious rituals. Hundreds of devotees from the surrounding areas, including plantation workers, arrived to offer prayers, break coconuts, fulfill vows, and celebrate joyfully by dancing during the procession.

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