Kotekoppa Hosts Grand Gauri-Ganesha Festival

Virajpet, Sept. 28: The 24th annual grand Gauri-Ganesha festival, organized by the Kotekoppa Sri Venkateshwara Vinayaka Seva Samiti, was celebrated with great religious devotion and enthusiasm.

Sharing details about the festival, Committee President V.P. Dalu stated that, without seeking any public donations, the organizing committee members pooled their own funds to install idols of Gauri and Ganesha at the Sri Venkateshwara Temple and celebrate the festival with great grandeur every year.

Special rituals were performed daily at noon and night throughout the five-day festival. Following the worship, a grand community feast (*Maha Annasantarpana*) was successfully organized, with *Prasada* distributed to the visiting devotees. An attractive, illuminated *Mantapa* (pavilion) was erected on the village's main road, and a traditional *Valaga* (musical band) was invited to enhance the festive atmosphere.

On the final day, during the immersion procession, a large number of villagers—including men, women, and children—celebrated joyfully by dancing to the beats of the Kodagu *Valaga* music. Subsequently, the immersion of the Ganesha and Gauri idols took place in the village lake. Following the immersion, a public community feast was organized for the devotees with the support of donors.

All members of the Sri Venkateshwara Vinayaka Seva Samiti’s governing body, along with a large number of local devotees, participated in this religious and cultural festival, ensuring its success.

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