BENGALURU : Karnataka is the state with the maximum number of Ganesha temples, says M Lokeswara Rao, a retired Indian Forest Service officer. This, he says was ...

The region happens to be their stronghold", Kashyap said. Earlier, the Ganesha idol—a 4-feet high stone statue, weighing around 500 kg— was found toppled from a height of about 300 feet.