Khairtabad Ganesh

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

Khairatabad Ganesha Idol 2019 Photo
Khairatabad Ganesh Utsav Idol in 2019
Location(s)	Khairatabad, Hyderabad, Telangana
Website	https://www.1hindi.com/

Devotees participate in the 11-day festival and thousands of people visit Khairatabad Ganesh Utsav Mela 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. Starting in 2018. the Ganesh Utsava Committee agreed to switch from plaster of Paris to an eco-friendly clay idol.[5][6]

The avatar of 2019 Khairtabad Ganesha is Sri Dwadashaditya Maha Ganapathi. Idol sculptor is Rajendran. Utsava committee chairman - Sudarshan. The face of the idol looked like the Sun, with 12 heads, 24 hands, adorned with 12 serpents and riding a chariot with seven horses. On the right side idols of Sri Maha Vishnu and Ekadasha Devi were arranged in a separate small mantap. On the left side, idols of Goddess Durga along with idols of Vishnu, Eshwara and Brahma are installed.[7]

Year	Avatar	Height in feet	Reference
2014	SAKUTUMBA SAPARIVARA SAMETHA - Shiva Parivaram	60	[8]
2015	Thrishaktimaya Moksha Ganapathi	59	[9]
2016	Sri Shakthi Peetha Shiva Nagendra Maha Ganapathi	58
2017	Sri Chandi Kumara Anantha Maha Ganapathi	57
2018	Sri Saptha Muka Ganesh	55	[10]
2019	Sri Maha Ganapathi kurnool	65	,[11][7]

References

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