Khairtabad Ganesh

Khairatabad Ganesh
ఖైరతాబాద్ గణేష్
Khairatabad Ganesh in 2018
Location(s) Khairatabad, Hyderabad, Telangana
Website http://www.ganapathideva.org

Khairatabad Ganesh is one of the tallest Lord Ganesh Idol installed during Ganesh Chaturthi at Khairatabad, Hyderabad, India.[1][2]

Devotees participate in the 11-day festival and thousands of people visit the place from other parts of the state, and also from other states of India. On the 11th day the idol is immersed in Hussain Sagar lake.[3]

In 2013, a 59 feet Ganesh idol was installed to mark the completion of 59 years and a 4200 kg laddu was kept in the palm, that was made in a village named Tapeswaram located in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh.[4]

The Khairatabad Ganesh laddu in 2015 was a massive 6000 kg in weight. This laddu as usual was prepared at Tapeswaram, by vendor Mr. Malli Babu who has been in the business for the past few years.

YearAvatarHeight in feetReference
2013Sri Gajaroha Chaturmukha Maha Ganapathi59
2014Sri Kailasha Vishwaroopa Maha Ganapathi60
2015Thrishaktimaya Moksha Ganapathi59[5]
2016Sri Shakthi Peetha Shiva Nagendra Maha Ganapathi58
2017Sri Chandi Kumara Anantha Maha Ganapathi57
2018Sri Saptha Muka Ganesh55

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References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ "60,500 Ganesh idols to bless Hyderabad this year".
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ "Ganesh festival celebrated in Andhra Pradesh".
  5. ↑ "khairatabad Ganesh 2015 Makes Telangana State Next Level". TSO. Hyderabad, India. 4 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Ganesh fest: Tight security in Khairatabad". 13 September 2018.
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