Festivals and poojas:

Ganeshothsava:

Ganeshothsava samithi (committee )will celebrate this utsava for 2 days in the  temple premises. On the first day morning Lord Ganesha’s idol will   be installed and Poojas like archane,Sahasranama, Mahamangalarathi ect will be held. In the afternoon, Gana Homa will be performed. Different types of competitions will be conducted for school children from morning till evening during nights, cultural programs such as Dramas, Yakshagana, ect will be conducted

On the next day, Poojas aS  was done in the first day will be performed competitions such as breaking of curd pot;  pulling of rope, climbing of Mallagamba (pillar), will be conducted. After 5:30 PM, Procession with musical instruments, fency dresses and folk dance will move from the temple, on the roads and back to the temple. After 7pm, the idol of lord Ganesha will be immersed into the water.

Mahamangalaeathi and distribution of prasadam will be last event.

Prathama seve Aata (November 18):

In the morning, 4 idols of lord Ganapathi will be installed followed by the following programs.

1)   Ganahoma and special pooja in the Barali Ganapathi Temple

2)   Ganahoma for 4 idols of lord Ganesha and special poojas to lord Ganesha and Goddess Sri Durga Parameshwari by the Yakshgana troop and Anna Santharpane.

3)   Gejje seve at 6:00 pm in the Barali Ganapathi Temple followed by poojas.

4)   Yakshagana seve by 9:00 PM on the same day by four groups till 6 AM of the next day, thereby starting the Yakshagana seva of that year.

Navarathri Utsavas:

Navarathri Utsava will be celebrated during the 9 days of navarathri. Every day Chandika Shanthi (Homa)and vishesha veda parayana will be performed and archakas from 8 Homes will present Special Naivedya to the Goddess Shree Devi. After that cultural programs will be started (Yakshagana, Drama ect). These programs will be performed for 9 days on the last day, the members of the four melas of the temple will perform Yakshagana seva

Shashti Mahothsava:

In the morning of the Shashti Mahothsava day, the place where the pooja (punya maaduva sthala) is perform is in maculated with Manthropachara.

After that Naga Pradana(9 Kalasha) and Pradana Homa will be perfermed from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM After that Maha Mangalarathi and Prasada vitharane will be performed. On that day special meals will also be provided to the devotees.

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