The huge crowd is gathering to follow the immersion of Ganesh Idol in the Temple of Kapileshwar in Belagavi. | Photo Credit: PK Badiger
The Ganesh Idol Immersion Immersion procession ended smoothly in Belagavi on Sunday. The procession, which started on Saturday evening, lasted more than 30 hours.
The city has about 400 registered Ganesh Mandals. However, the total number of idols installed in the city and surrounding areas was more than 1100, the officers said.
The District Administration has taken severe safety measures. The team, including two officers of the cadre of the police generals, one representative of the general police inspector, the six superintendent police and more than 4,000 employees.
Police set the routes for the procession of idols in eight directions and enforced the operations on these routes.
In addition to traditional Bandobast measures, the police used drones and aggregated the CCTV channels from cameras throughout the city to monitor the situation.
Ganesh Idoles immerse himself in Belagavi on Sunday. | Photo Credit: PK Badiger
The Ganesh Festival in Belagavi was unique this year because the sound pollution was significantly smaller.
Police strictly forced the Supreme Court’s order to use Disco jockey (DJ) music systems. The random positive advantage of this step is that hundreds of local folk artists and music and dance teams received a job.
Police Commissioner Baras Bhushan Gulabaro organized a number of meetings with leaders Ganesh Mandal and convinced them of the need to abandon the use of DJ systems.
He showed them a map of parades that had over 65 hospitals on their way. He encouraged them to involve folk artists and singers and dancers from the city and the surrounding villages in the processions with installation and immersion.
This was strictly enforced by inclusion in the list of conditions that need to be followed by Ganesh Mandals to obtain a police permit.
Creating a team of volunteers, who worked with officers and mandate to keep Ganesh Mandad to install idols in open places without a hinge so that Darshan could be obtained from a distance, help reduce overload and chances of Stampede.
Revelers lifted slogans like Ganesh Bappa Morya, Pudacha Varshi Locaria, Jai Shri Ram, Jai Bhavani-Jai Shivaji and others. The ensemble of artists pergulated Dhol Tasha, Jhanj Pathak, Dolla Mel, Kolata, Dhwaja Pathak, Bhajana Mel and traditional songs and dances.
Some artists wore traditional costumes of Shiva Gana and Shivaji soldiers.
In Dharmaveer Sambai Circle, a huge semicircular phase was built to look at the general public at idols that were discarded in the parade.
District Minister Satish Jarkiholi, Mlas Abhay Patil, Asif Seth, Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Roshan, Mr. Borase and others were present.
Published – 7 September 2025 20:01
