The Ganesh Puja is a Gana Parva (mass festival) of Talcher like  Dasahara of Cuttack, Laxmi puja of Angul / Dhenkanal,  Sital Sasti of Sambalpur and Thakurani Yatra of Berhampur. The Ganesh Puja of Talcher is one of most famous festival in our State . The Puja is observed for a period of nearly two weeks, starting from Bhadrav Shukla Chatrurthi to Indu Purnima (Ganesh Chaturthi to Indupurnima).   The Lord Ganesh is worshiped in approximate 35 Puja pendals in the Talcher town.  In addition to colourful pendals / manadaps and deity,  many mythological stories (episodes) are also depicted through magnificent idols in the different Puja mandaps.

              There is a central Puja committee, constituted with representatives from the different Puja Committees, Senior Citizens, People's representatives, Civil, Police & Municipality Administration. The Sub-Collector, Talcher is the ex-officio President of the Central Puja Committee. The individual Puja Committee pays some contribution to the Central Puja Committee in shape of entry fee. A colorful immersion is arranged on Indu Purnima at Badadanda of Talcher attended by all Puja Committees. The procession covers all the main roads of the town. After the procession all the deities are immersed in the river Brahmani. The Central Puja Committee, organizes a metting on the day of immersion i.e. on Indupurnima at Badadanda Melana Place and the public auction sale of the Angya  mala and Angya Ladu ( the sacred garland and the sacred sweet) of Lord Ganesh has taken place.  Thousands of people from different parts of District & State come to Talcher to see this festival.