<p> <br />The entrance to the celebrations on the premises of the Government Higher Primary School at Katharipalya was designed like a Ram Mandir. <br /><br />Inside is a special tableau. There are several idols of deer, bears, chimpanzees and lions playing football with a group of Ganeshas. <br /><br />The football teams are complete, including 22 players and umpires.<br /><br />Old and new<br /><br />Moving further, one meets a huge idol of Kalabhairaveshwara stamping down a Rakshasa, with a roaring waterfall behind. <br /><br />All of these give onlookers a feeling of both the conventional and the unusual.<br />The Visvesvaraya Ganesha Samiti has always stood out for its unique plots for Ganeshotsava celebrations, year after year. <br /><br />The special set-up for this year’s celebrations has cost the Samiti about Rs four lakh and 20-days of hardwork.<br /><br />Special designers<br /><br />As per the wishes of the Visvesvaraya Ganesha Samiti , the setting of Kalabhairaveshwara and the waterfall were designed by Chandrashekhar and his team from Kolkata. <br /><br />Ramakrishna and his team from Chennai modelled the main gate after the Ram Mandir.<br /><br />‘Environment-friendly’<br /><br />Ganesha playing football, however, is what practically overshadows everything else.<br />The tableau was designed to send a message about concern for the environment as well as nature. <br /><br />It also tries to speak about love for wild animals and also sportsman spirit. <br />Madhusudan, Om Shakti Chalapati, Ramesh, Amarnath, Gangadhar and others took charge of the celebrations.</p>
<p> <br />The entrance to the celebrations on the premises of the Government Higher Primary School at Katharipalya was designed like a Ram Mandir. <br /><br />Inside is a special tableau. There are several idols of deer, bears, chimpanzees and lions playing football with a group of Ganeshas. <br /><br />The football teams are complete, including 22 players and umpires.<br /><br />Old and new<br /><br />Moving further, one meets a huge idol of Kalabhairaveshwara stamping down a Rakshasa, with a roaring waterfall behind. <br /><br />All of these give onlookers a feeling of both the conventional and the unusual.<br />The Visvesvaraya Ganesha Samiti has always stood out for its unique plots for Ganeshotsava celebrations, year after year. <br /><br />The special set-up for this year’s celebrations has cost the Samiti about Rs four lakh and 20-days of hardwork.<br /><br />Special designers<br /><br />As per the wishes of the Visvesvaraya Ganesha Samiti , the setting of Kalabhairaveshwara and the waterfall were designed by Chandrashekhar and his team from Kolkata. <br /><br />Ramakrishna and his team from Chennai modelled the main gate after the Ram Mandir.<br /><br />‘Environment-friendly’<br /><br />Ganesha playing football, however, is what practically overshadows everything else.<br />The tableau was designed to send a message about concern for the environment as well as nature. <br /><br />It also tries to speak about love for wild animals and also sportsman spirit. <br />Madhusudan, Om Shakti Chalapati, Ramesh, Amarnath, Gangadhar and others took charge of the celebrations.</p>
