Chabbi Ganeshotsava

The popular Ganesh festival is celebrated as Chabbi Ganeshotsava in Chabbi near Hubballi in the Dharwad district of Karnataka. The history of Chabbi Ganeshotsava goes back to 1827 when Shri Guru Krishnendra Swamiji, a seer instructed the Kulkarni family of Chabbi to worship a Red coloured idol Ganapati to obtain prosperity. That tradition is followed to this day, by successive generations of the Kulkarni family. Today, as many as seven houses of the same family install red-coloured Ganesha idols ritualistically on Chathurthi day. Many people visit Chabbi during this festival to seek blessings from Lord Ganapati and fulfil their wishes. People throng in large numbers to get a glimpse of the red-coloured Ganesh idols that are beautifully decorated and worshipped with all prescribed rituals during the Chabbi Ganeshotsava.