The 11-day festivities of public celebrations of Ganesh festival began in the twin cities of Hubballi Dharwad on Tuesday with various Ganesh mandals taking out processions before installation and then installing idols at specially erected Ganesh pandals.
As it has been seen normally, the installation processions began on Tuesday afternoon and continued late into the night. Members of various mandals first carried out the installation of idols at their respective houses before setting out to participate in the installation of idols of their Ganesh mandals.
While workers and artisans were busy giving the final touches to the Ganesh pandals of various sizes and shapes, members of Ganesh mandals, accompanied by devotees, took out processions carrying idols of Lord Ganesh in decorated vehicles.
