There is no festival or any function being performed before doing pooje to Lord Ganesha; he removes the obstacles from your path. So here comes one of the popular Ganesha Stotras in English and a screenshot followed in Kannada.
Vandipe Ninage Gananatha Lyrics:
modal vandipe ninage gananatha
banda vigna kaleyo gananatha
modal vandipe ninage gananatha || pa ||
hinde ravananu madadinda ninna pujisade
sanda ranadalli gananatha || 1 ||
madhavana agneyinda dharmaraya poojisalu
sadhisida raajya gananatha || 2 ||
mangala muruti guru ranga vithalana pada
hingade paliso gananatha || 3 ||
Vandipe Ninage Gananatha Lyrics in English