Golia observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.
Temples near Golia
Named places of worship on record
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, Golia ranks #1 of 101 villages in Buguda mandal — the largest.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Golia Odisha ਦੇ Ganjam ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹੇ ਦੇ Buguda ਬਲਾਕ ਵਿੱਚ 5,418 ਲੋਕਾਂ 1,140 ਪਰਿਵਾਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ (ਜਨਗਣਨਾ 2011) ਦਾ ਪਿੰਡ ਹੈ, ਜੋ Buguda ਬਲਾਕ ਦੇ 101 ਪਿੰਡਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਡਾ ਹੈ। ਸਾਖਰਤਾ 64% ਹੈ, ਬਲਾਕ ਔਸਤ 64% ਦੇ ਲਗਭਗ ਬਰਾਬਰ ਅਤੇ ਲਿੰਗ ਅਨੁਪਾਤ ਪ੍ਰਤੀ 1,000 ਮਰਦਾਂ ਪਿੱਛੇ 937 ਔਰਤਾਂ। ਇਹ Ganjam ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ ਕੇਂਦਰ ਤੋਂ 32 ਕਿਮੀ, Khallikot ਰੇਲਵੇ ਸਟੇਸ਼ਨ ਤੋਂ 37 ਕਿਮੀ ਸਥਿਤ ਹੈ (ਸਿੱਧੀ ਲਕੀਰ ਦੂਰੀ)। ਪਿੰਨਕੋਡ 761118 ਹੈ, Buguda ਡਾਕਖਾਨੇ ਅਧੀਨ; LGD ਪਿੰਡ ਕੋਡ 410423 ਹੈ। ਨੇੜਲਾ ਹਸਪਤਾਲ Government Hospital, 8 ਕਿਮੀ ਦੂਰ। ਸਰਪੰਚ DAITAARI BEHERA ਹਨ; ਪਿੰਡ Kabisuryanagar ਵਿਧਾਨ ਸਭਾ ਹਲਕੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੈ, ਵਿਧਾਇਕ Pratap Chandra Nayak। 2026 ਵਿੱਚ ਅਨੁਮਾਨਿਤ ਆਬਾਦੀ 6,388, 2011 ਤੋਂ 18% ਵੱਧ।
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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.
4 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
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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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