According to the ancient scriptures, Lord Ganesha is a God who brings happiness to all worlds, who destroyed the demon Gajasura, and is supposed to be immortal, merciful, and all-forgiving. He is also believed to bestow all devotees with a well-disposed mind.
This time around in Mangalore, Ganesh Chaturthi which happens to be the birth
day of Lord Ganesha, the son of Shiva and Parvati, and the God of wisdom 
and prosperity, is being celebrated in an unusual manner, not seen for the past several years. Every where in the city whether it is Ashok Nagar, Pratap Nagar, Car Street or Sanga Niketan we are seeing people carrying the idols of Lord Ganesha on their head. This is indeed a rare sight as for every Ganesh Chaturthi in Mangalore from the past 30 to 35 years the idols used to be placed on trucks and other vehicles, with devotees following, chanting bhajans and dancing and singing in merriment.
Here in Mangalore we are noticing in the case of smaller idols, processions of de
votees carrying small idols of Lord Ganesha on their heads. These idols has been taken from the place where it is sculpted by the shilpakar (sculpture) as early as 5 o clock in the morning, and from there directly taken to the devotee’s homes after which the pooja ceremony or the puja archane is performed in a traditional manner. Once it reaches there and is placed on platform, different varieties of fruits, flowers and sweets are offered to Lord Ganesh in veneration, one of which is a sweet called Modak, a yellow flower shaped sweet which is believed to be a favorite of Lord Ganesha.
In some case
s the devotees perform the regular Puja Archene (ceremony) till late evening and then immerse the idol in the local well itself, watched by few friends and close relativesWhile in case of some other devotees they prefer to keep Lord Ganesha in their homes and carry on the religious ceremonies which then goes on for either 3 or 5 or 7 days, before Lord Ganesha is taken for “Visarjhan” (immersion) most probably to Mahamayi temple at Car Street for his final journey. On this auspicious occasion all are duly wished a happy Ganesh Chaturthi, with a prayer to Lord Ganesha to bless all his devotees and bring peace and joy to our planet ‘Earth’.
This time around in Mangalore, Ganesh Chaturthi which happens to be the birth
day of Lord Ganesha, the son of Shiva and Parvati, and the God of wisdom 
and prosperity, is being celebrated in an unusual manner, not seen for the past several years. Every where in the city whether it is Ashok Nagar, Pratap Nagar, Car Street or Sanga Niketan we are seeing people carrying the idols of Lord Ganesha on their head. This is indeed a rare sight as for every Ganesh Chaturthi in Mangalore from the past 30 to 35 years the idols used to be placed on trucks and other vehicles, with devotees following, chanting bhajans and dancing and singing in merriment.Here in Mangalore we are noticing in the case of smaller idols, processions of de
votees carrying small idols of Lord Ganesha on their heads. These idols has been taken from the place where it is sculpted by the shilpakar (sculpture) as early as 5 o clock in the morning, and from there directly taken to the devotee’s homes after which the pooja ceremony or the puja archane is performed in a traditional manner. Once it reaches there and is placed on platform, different varieties of fruits, flowers and sweets are offered to Lord Ganesh in veneration, one of which is a sweet called Modak, a yellow flower shaped sweet which is believed to be a favorite of Lord Ganesha.In some case
s the devotees perform the regular Puja Archene (ceremony) till late evening and then immerse the idol in the local well itself, watched by few friends and close relativesWhile in case of some other devotees they prefer to keep Lord Ganesha in their homes and carry on the religious ceremonies which then goes on for either 3 or 5 or 7 days, before Lord Ganesha is taken for “Visarjhan” (immersion) most probably to Mahamayi temple at Car Street for his final journey. On this auspicious occasion all are duly wished a happy Ganesh Chaturthi, with a prayer to Lord Ganesha to bless all his devotees and bring peace and joy to our planet ‘Earth’. 
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