Archive · 14 Sep 2026
Bengaluru Devotees Flock to Temples for Gauri-Ganesh Festival
People in Bengaluru celebrated the Gauri-Ganesh festival on Monday.
Many devotees visited temples to pray to Gauri and Ganesha.
The Dodda Ganapathi Temple held special ceremonies and welcomed people in long queues.
Temple workers planned to distribute prasadam throughout the day.
Many families placed festival idols in their homes and neighbourhoods.
Some people used clay idols to help celebrate in an environmentally responsible way.
Families and shops also made modak sweets.
The city arranged many tanks and security measures for safely managing idol immersions and crowds.
Large crowds visited temples across Bengaluru on Monday to celebrate the Gauri-Ganesh festival.
Dodda Ganapathi Temple conducted special rituals from around 2 am, with prasadam distributed until midnight.
Residents installed Gauri and Ganesha idols, with some choosing eco-friendly clay and natural-material idols.
Households and sweet shops prepared modak, a traditional delicacy associated with Lord Ganesha.
Authorities arranged 42 lake premises or temporary immersion tanks and 659 mobile tanks across Bengaluru.
- Who
- Devotees, residents, temple authorities, police, the Greater Bengaluru Authority, and Karnataka leaders D K Shivakumar and G Parameshwara.
- What
- Bengaluru celebrated the Gauri-Ganesh festival with temple rituals, home and neighbourhood idols, modak, and arrangements for idol immersion.
- When
- Monday; special rituals at Dodda Ganapathi Temple began around 2 am, with prasadam distribution from 6 am until midnight.
- Where
- Temples and neighbourhoods across Bengaluru, including Dodda Ganapathi Temple in Basavanagudi.
- Why
- To observe the Gauri-Ganesh festival and facilitate prayers, celebrations, crowd management, and Ganesh idol immersion.
- Main temple
- Dodda Ganapathi Temple in Basavanagudi
- Ritual timing
- Special rituals began around 2 am
- Prasadam distribution
- Scheduled from 6 am until midnight
- Immersion facilities
- 42 lake premises or temporary immersion tanks and 659 mobile tanks
- Coverage
- Facilities arranged across Bengaluru's five city corporations
- Environmental focus
- Some residents chose idols made from clay and other natural materials
- Traditional food
- Modak was prepared by households and sweet shops