Kathihalu observes Gowri Ganesha Habba on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Karnataka.
The principal temple recorded for Arkalgud mandal is Lakshmi Narasimha Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Kathihalu 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, Kathihalu ranks #214 of 296 villages in Arkalgud mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kathihalu is a village of 212 people in 48 households (Census 2011) in Arkalgud taluk, Hassan district, Karnataka, the 214th-largest of 296 villages in Arkalgud taluk. Literacy is 50%, 11 points below the taluk average of 61% and the sex ratio is 1,038 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 573136, served by Keralapura post office; the LGD village code is 616759. The village votes in Shravanabelagola assembly constituency, represented by MLA C N Balakrishna. The population is estimated at 250 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Hanyalu →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathihalu · this village | 212 | 50% | — |
| Ragimarur · Arkalgud | 1,175 | 52% | — |
| Hanyalu · Arkalgud | 1,109 | 66% | — |
| Sompura · Arkalgud | 932 | 58% | — |
| Mallapura · Arkalgud | 705 | 54% | — |
| Haralahalli · Arkalgud | 325 | 65% | — |
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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