There is nothing new to say for Telugu people about Khairatabad Ganesh significance. Interestingly, this year, the popular Khairatabad Ganesh idol in Hyderabad, costs around Rs 1 crore and has been made from clay sourced from Rajasthan. The idol is painted with organic colours after the Telangana High Court banned the use of Plaster of Paris.
The idol called ‘Panchamukhi Lakshmi Maha Ganapati’ received glorious Pooja today on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi.
City Mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi, State Minister Thalasani Srinivas Yadav and Khairatabad MLA Dan Nagender visited Khairatabad Ganesh idol and offered Poojas. Speaking on the occasion, the Mayor of the city expressed his happiness that this year, for the first time in the city, the Khairatabad Ganesh idol was made out of clay as the request was made to the members of the Khairatabad Utsav Committee last year.
The idol is said to be present from August 31 to September 9. On the 11th day, the massive idol will be immersed in Hussainsagar lake with the help of cranes.
Talking about the speciality of Idol, Sandeep Raj, joint secretary of the Ganesh Puja Utsav said, “We started making the idol on June 10 and finished it in two months. C Rajendran, a Tamil artisan settled in Hyderabad, designed the idol with the help of clay artist, Joga Rao, from Odisha.Lord Ganesha is flanked by idols of Subramanya Swamy on one side and Goddess Gayathri Devi on the other. It was made with the help of donations received from devotees all over the world”.
