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People having a look at the 59-foot Ganesh idol which is being erected at Khairatabad in the city on Saturday. —DC
Hyderabad: The mammoth 59-foot Khairatabad Vinayakudu, built by more than 125 workers from all over India, will be open for public viewing from September 5 onwards, however darshans will begin only on September 9 (Monday).
According to the organisers, to the right of the Khairatabad Ganesha, a 20- feet Sri Rama Pattabhishekam idol is being installed and towards the left, Bhuwaneshwari Matha along with Lord Shiva, Vishnu, Brahma, Rudrudu, Lakshi and Saraswathi idol are being stationed.
M. Sudarshan, founder and chairman of the Khairatabad Utsava Samiti said, the theme adopted this year is Gonaga Chathurmukha Vinayakudu. Devotees will see two cows on both sides of lord Ganesh with five snakes and four faces of the god.
The huge idol that took nearly 50 days to complete, costs Rs 40 lakh. The plastering work is almost complete and painting will start soon. The idol will be ready by September 3.
About 10 CCTV cameras and additional door frame metal detectors will be installed during the 11-day festivities, the committee has also requested for women security guards.
This year, the committee has created a Facebook account of the idol.
“People living abroad can mail us at ganepathideva@gmail.com and send in their prayer requests, following which pujas will be conducted,” said Raj Kumar, committee member.
The Utsava Samiti is conducting its 59th Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations.
States: Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad: The mammoth 59-foot Khairatabad Vinayakudu, built by more than 125 workers from all over India, will be open for public viewing from September 5 onwards, however darshans will begin only on September 9 (Monday).
According to the organisers, to the right of the Khairatabad Ganesha, a 20- feet Sri Rama Pattabhishekam idol is being installed and towards the left, Bhuwaneshwari Matha along with Lord Shiva, Vishnu, Brahma, Rudrudu, Lakshi and Saraswathi idol are being stationed.
M. Sudarshan, founder and chairman of the Khairatabad Utsava Samiti said, the theme adopted this year is Gonaga Chathurmukha Vinayakudu. Devotees will see two cows on both sides of lord Ganesh with five snakes and four faces of the god.
The huge idol that took nearly 50 days to complete, costs Rs 40 lakh. The plastering work is almost complete and painting will start soon. The idol will be ready by September 3.
About 10 CCTV cameras and additional door frame metal detectors will be installed during the 11-day festivities, the committee has also requested for women security guards.
This year, the committee has created a Facebook account of the idol.
“People living abroad can mail us at ganepathideva@gmail.com and send in their prayer requests, following which pujas will be conducted,” said Raj Kumar, committee member.
The Utsava Samiti is conducting its 59th Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations.
States: Andhra Pradesh
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