After the recent incident of a blast at the Delhi high court the Belgaum district police are on a high alert. The SP, Sandeep Patil in release said that public cooperation is needed to stop such incidents. With the Ganesh festivites on the high and also the immersion day which is on Sunday elaborate arrangements [...]
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by Swatee Jog A queer little Notice Board, decked in yellow flower garlands, on Mahadwar Road that read ‘Please gather tomorrow morning at 9.00 am. for ‘Khamba Poojan’ attracts the attention of every passerby. A small notice, but it made sense because it was the beginning of the Ganesh Chaturthi fervor that unfolds as the [...]
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The festival of Ganesh is hardly a fortnight away and one can see the Sarvajanik mandals beginning on the work of their Ganesh Pandals in the various parts of the city. The house hold folk are also getting ready to bring home their favorite Ganesha by cleaning, painting the house etc. The use of plaster [...]
View PostHere are some Photos taken from the Ganesh Visarjan 2010. Not many Mandals were present at this time and majority will come after 8pm.
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Belgaum Ganesh Darshan 2010. Last Updated on 15-09-2010 If you are unable to view anything here, click this link.
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Lokmanya Tilak was fighting against the British rule and wanted something to be done publicly which would get people together which will eventually help in the freedom struggle. In 1905, Tilak commenced the idea of celebrating the Ganesh Festival on a Public basis(Sarvajanik). Since then, the same is followed even now all over. After commencing [...]
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Come public festivals and the city of Belgaum is made into a fortress. May it be Shiv Jayanti or Ganesh Idol immersion which is tomorrow September 3, security in the city has been tightened. 52 CCTV cameras will record the entire idol immersion procession from the control room at Khade Bazar Police station. SP Sonia [...]
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The photos clicked by Vinod Chavan are self explanatory. Lots of Ganesh idols are seen in a small pond opposite to Barde petrol pump NH4 from Belgaum to Pune which is near the Indal factory. All the idols are seen facing the highway, which sort of appeal to the passing by public to see their [...]
View PostBelgaum city has been turned into a virtual fortress with more than 3500 police officers guarding the city on the Ganesh Visarjan. The Ganesh Visarjan procession is said to begin at 2 pm (might begin after 4pm) from Hutatama Chowk and reach Kapileshwar via Ramdev Galli, Samadevi Galli, Ramling Khind Galli & Tahshildar Galli. [...]
View PostThe Ganesh Festival has begun since yesterday and all air filled with joy and vigor. The decoration for the Sarvajanik Mandals this time (347) has one noticeable factor of the use of FLEX (plastic same as those big hoardings) material for all decoration as background, pillars etc. Until last year FLEX was used to make [...]
View PostBelgaumites, here is a nice chance to all of you to share your Ganpati Images with other Belgaumites. Now, how to do it? Simple! Email your pictures to [email protected] Nothing is simple as this. Your photos will automatically show up in the slide show on the blog. See it here. (http://belgaumblog.com/2008/09/share-your-gan…on-belgaumblogshare-your-ganpati-bappa-on-belgaumblog/) So, [...]
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