Mangalore :  The Tenth Sarvajanika Shri Ganeshotsava celebrations  at Omkar Nagar, Bunts Hostel under the aegis of Sri Siddhi Vinayaka Prathishtana and Saarvajanika Sria Ganeshotsava Samithi was inaugurated on September 9, Monday by Gopalkrishna Shenava, former Chief Conservator of Forest and Usha G Shenava.Lt Col Prabhakar Rai hoisted the flag.

In his address, Shenava said Lord Ganesha is considered the Lord of intellect and wisdom and is a supreme deity who is worshipped at the beginning of any asuspicious programme. He said it was Lokamanya Tilak who encouraged Sarvajanika Ganeshotsava celebrations  to promote harmony,.

As part of harvest festival blessed fresh stalk of paddy was distributed to devotees.

Trustees of Siddi Vinayaka Prathistana Nitteguttu Raviraj Shetty, Manjunath Bhandary, Krishna Prasad Rai Bellippadi, Ravindaranath Shetty, President of Sarvajanika Ganeshotsava Samithi Navneeth Shetty, Sundar Shetty and Dr Asha Jyoti Rai and others were present.