{"id":10601,"date":"2015-09-18T13:02:26","date_gmt":"2015-09-18T13:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/?p=10514"},"modified":"2019-05-10T20:39:18","modified_gmt":"2019-05-10T20:39:18","slug":"khairatabad-ganesh-puja-in-hyderabad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/khairatabad-ganesh-puja-in-hyderabad\/","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s Biggest Ganesh Puja: Mumbai vs Hyderabad"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every year Mumbai\u2019s celebration of Ganesh Chaturthi hits national headlines across the country.<\/strong> Ganesh Puja is the biggest festival of Maharashtra, and the grandest celebration in Mumbai. Though Mumbai wins the crowning glory of being the largest hub of Ganesh Puja in India, Hyderabad does not lag behind.<\/p>\n

Hyderabad\u2019s biggest Ganesh idol at Khairatabad is the only answer to Mumbai\u2019s boast of Ganesh Festiva<\/strong>l. The idol of the \u201cKhairatabad Ganesh\u201d is of<\/span><\/span><\/span> 60 feet in height. One of the most interesting facts about this Ganesh Puja in Hyderabad is that a laddu<\/span><\/span><\/span> weighing 5600 kg is placed on the left hand of the deity during the festivity. Sounds incredible! Yes, but it\u2019s true.<\/p>\n

Late Mr. S. Sankarayya<\/span><\/span><\/span>, who was a freedom fighter, had initiated the \u201cKhairatabad Ganesh\u201d puja<\/span><\/span><\/span> in 1954. Since then, it has been the grandest Ganesh Utsav in Hyderabad City. The 60-feet tall idol is worshiped for 11 days. The massive 5600kg laddu<\/span><\/span><\/span> is auctioned for 10 to 12 lakh<\/span><\/span><\/span> INR on the eleventh day.<\/strong> The lump sum from the auction of the Maha Laddu<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> goes to a charitable fund.<\/p>\n

The \u2018immersion\u2019 ceremony of the Khairatabad Ganesh\u201d Puja is a wonderful spectacle. The idol of cosmic dimensions is immersed in the Hussain Sagar Lake, with the help of cranes, on the eleventh day.<\/strong> Here is our exclusive picture of Hyderabad\u2019s Ganesh Idol with the Maha Laddu<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> on the left hand to leave you in awe of divine enormity:<\/p>\n

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Click the right mouse button on the picture to enlarge it<\/p><\/div>\n

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If Hyderabad offers Maha Laddu<\/span><\/span> of 5600kg to Lord Ganesh during the Ganesh Chaturthi Festival, the Temple Town of Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh is famous for the laddu<\/span><\/span>, which is made and distributed as a holy prasad<\/span><\/span> of Lord Venkateswara, in a whopping number of 300,000 a day. Read more about Tirupati Temple Laddu<\/a><\/span>. – Indian Eagle<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Indian Eagle books the cheapest flights to Mumbai and Hyderabad<\/a><\/span> from the United States. Airfares to India from USA are as incredible as the stories of India, at Indian Eagle.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Keep coming back to Travel Beats for more interesting stories, aviation news, travel tips and ideas\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Every year Mumbai\u2019s celebration of Ganesh Chaturthi hits national headlines across the country. Ganesh Puja is the biggest festival of Maharashtra, and the grandest celebration in Mumbai. Though Mumbai wins the crowning glory of being the largest hub of Ganesh Puja in India, Hyderabad does not lag behind. Hyderabad\u2019s biggest Ganesh idol at Khairatabad is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10523,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[81,103,168],"yoast_head":"\nFacts of Hyderabad's Biggest Ganesh Puja & Ganesh Idol<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hyderabad's Khairatabad Ganesh Puja is famous for the biggest Ganesh idol of 60 feet height with one 5600kg laddu on left hand. 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