Saturday, September 7, 2019

Ganpati at Dharwad, 2019

ಶ್ರೀ ವಕ್ರತುಂಡ ಮಹಾಕಾಯ ಸೂರ್ಯಕೋಟಿ ಸಮಪ್ರಭ |
ನಿರ್ವಿಘ್ನಮ್ ಕುರು ಮೇ ದೇವಾ ಸರ್ವ ಕಾರ್ಯೇಷು ಸರ್ವದಾ ||

श्री वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय सूर्य कोटी समप्रभा |
निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्व-कार्येशु सर्वदा॥

Shree Vakratunda Mahakaya Suryakoti Samaprabha |
Nirvighnam Kuru Me Deva Sarva-Kaaryeshu Sarvada ||

near Lokande Opticals, Line Bazar
Tikare road
Sangam Circle
Kambar Galli, near City Bus Terminus (CBT)
Nehru Market
Subhash Road
Gandhi Chowk
Sai Galli, near old Taluq Office
Raviwarpet
Daroga Oni, near Gandhi Chowk
Kamankatti
Adiki Oni
Menasinkai Oni
Galli Oni
near rice mill, Manikilla
Kodavad Oni
Gandhinagar | photo by Shweta Nadgoudar
Malmaddi
Hebballi Agasi
Kabbur Road
Madihaal
Mrutyunjayanagar Depot Circle
Nuch-Ambli Baavi
Shukrawarpet Basti Oni
Hosayellapur main road
Hosayellapur circle
Ramnagar first cross
Toll Naka
Saraswatpur
Gowligalli, Malmaddi
NTTF
Basappa Chowk
Saptapur
Haliyal road
Jayanagar
Srinagar
Except for Gandhinagar Ganesha, all pictures here have been shot by V J Bharatkumar.


Links to other years' Ganeshas...
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Wednesday, September 4, 2019

Mannina Yettugalu - clay oxen

In the farming community of North Karnataka, during the Amavasya (no moon day) of Jheshta month of Hindu calendar (June-July in Gregorian calendar) clay oxen are made and worshiped. The day was known as Mannetina Amavasya.

Earlier the oxen by made at home. With changing times, people opted for ready-made ones like these being sold in Dharwad market.

 I bought a pair and left it at my maternal uncle's home.

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