Dharwad / Hubballi: Mandal Ganesh is stuck after the government forbid the installation of Ganesh idols in public places seen making busy preparations to install idols on Thursday.
The government allows public celebrations with several riders only five days before the festival.
With only a day left for installation, the mandal was busy setting up a pandal and decorating them.
“Now there is almost no time left to make complex theme-based decorations.
The government has imposed several restrictions because of Covid-19.
Thus we will become a simple pandal and minimum decoration.
We will focus on doing rituals,” said Ashok Kulkarni, Member Sarvajanika Ganeshotsava Mandal ‘in Dharwad.
Deepak Gaonkar, Mandal Member who installed Ganesh Idol in Sangam Circle said that many mandals have dropped the idea of installing this year’s idol with uncertainty of limiting pandemic and government.
Prohibition of procession while carrying idol to a pandal and also taking it for dyeing and also on cultural programs has taken kilometers from the celebration.
Administration also limits idol heights in public places to four legs and those who are installed at home are two legs.
Government movements to allow idol installations in public places have provided new leases to idol makers, people involved in establishing a pandal, decorator, seller of decoration, fruits, flowers and other related items because they can obtain Money so far the festival.
“We have lost income significantly during locking and are waiting to recover during the festival.
The prohibition of public celebrations has come as a bolt from blue.
Now we feel a little relaxed,” Mallappa said, which sells decorative material during the celebration season.
The famous idol maker and artist Manjunath Hirathan said he had reduced the number of idols he made this year after learning lessons from last year.
This year, interest prices, fruits, decorative materials, and other essential commodities have been about ordinary people.
However, people pamper Subhas Road, Railway Station Road in Dharwad and Janata Bazar and Durgadbail in Hubballi to buy materials for the festival.
Laxmi UPPAR, a flower vendor at night said that Jasmine prices have risen from Rs 1,000 per kg to Rs 2,000 per kg while Marigold and Rose also multiply.
Apple is sold at a price of rs 140 per kg and pomegranate at RS 150.
Anup Ullagaddi, a resident of Rani Channamma Nagar in Dharwad said his family had decided to focus on rituals than to decorations in the view of Covid-19 and price increases.
Ganesha Mandals competes against time to an installed idol
