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two festivals celebrated here during Bhadrapada & Magha (Shudha Pratipada
to Panchami). It is the experience of many devotees that Ballaleshwara
fulfills all their desires & demands. Hence worshippers throng this
kshetra either to express their desires & to thank him after their
desires are fulfilled.
"Whoever
comes here on Bhadrapada Shudha Chaturti & has my darshan, all his
desires will be fulfilled." is the boon given by Ganesh to Ballal. On
the night of Bhadrapada Chaturthi there is Mahanaivedyam & on Panchami
there is Annasantarpan.
Devotees make 21 pradakshinas (holy rounds) of Ganapati to get their desires
fulfilled & problems solved.
There is a firm belief among the devotees that at midnight of Magha Shudha
Chaturthi Shree Gajanan actually comes to the temple to physically parttake
the food offered as Naivedyam. Hence there is heavy rush then.
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