Devara Marikunte observes Gowri Ganesha Habba on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Karnataka.
The principal temple recorded for Challakere mandal is Sri Guru Kanneshwara Dattavadhoota Ashrama. No temple of this dedication is on record within Devara Marikunte itself.
Gauri Habba is observed the day before, with Gauri welcomed first and Ganesha installed the next morning.
The regional form observed across Karnataka. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.
The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.
| Kept for | Immersion | |
|---|---|---|
| One and a half days | Tue, 15 September | |
| Three days | Thu, 17 September | |
| Five days | Sat, 19 September | |
| Seven days | Mon, 21 September | |
| Anant Chaturdashi | Wed, 23 September | The day most community mandapams immerse |
Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.
A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.
Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.
Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.
By population, Devara Marikunte ranks #50 of 195 villages in Challakere mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Devara Marikunte ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಚಿತ್ರದುರ್ಗ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, ಚೆಳ್ಳಕೆರೆ ತಾಲೂಕುದಲ್ಲಿ 2,050 ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 446 ಕುಟುಂಬಗಳಲ್ಲಿ (2011 ಜನಗಣತಿ) ಇರುವ ಗ್ರಾಮ, ಚೆಳ್ಳಕೆರೆ ತಾಲೂಕುದ 195 ಗ್ರಾಮಗಳಲ್ಲಿ 50ನೇ ದೊಡ್ಡದು. ಸಾಕ್ಷರತೆ 64%, ತಾಲೂಕು ಸರಾಸರಿ 59% ಗಿಂತ 4 ಅಂಕ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಮತ್ತು ಲಿಂಗಾನುಪಾತ 1,000 ಪುರುಷರಿಗೆ 985 ಮಹಿಳೆಯರು. ಪಿನ್ಕೋಡ್ 577538, Parasurampura ಅಂಚೆ ಕಚೇರಿ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ; LGD ಗ್ರಾಮ ಕೋಡ್ 605359. ಗ್ರಾಮ Challakere ವಿಧಾನಸಭಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿದೆ, ಶಾಸಕ T. Raghumurthy. 2026ರಲ್ಲಿ ಅಂದಾಜು ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 2,417, 2011ಕ್ಕಿಂತ 18% ಹೆಚ್ಚು.
ಗ್ರಾಮ ಪಂಚಾಯತಿ: Devaramarikunte →
| ಗ್ರಾಮ | ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ | ಸಾಕ್ಷರತೆ | ದೂರ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devara Marikunte · ಈ ಗ್ರಾಮ | 2,050 | 64% | — |
| Yalagatta · Challakere | 2,263 | 51% | — |
| Vaderahalli · Challakere | 1,156 | 62% | — |
| Bomberahalli · Challakere | 908 | 62% | — |
| Nallurahalli · Challakere | 243 | 48% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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