Hyderabad’s popular Balapur Ganesh laddu fetches record Rs 30.01 lakh

The samithi, which commenced the auction at Rs 1,116 saw bids touching Rs 30.01 lakh in no time and Shankar Reddy came out successful

Hyderabad: Shattering its previous auction records, the famed Balapur Ganesh laddu prasadam fetched a record Rs 30.01 lakh, which is Rs 3.01 lakh more than last year.

In the auction organised by Balapur Ganesh Utsav Samithi, Balapur local Kolan Shankar Reddy successfully bid the laddu. The samithi, which commenced the auction at Rs 1,116 saw bids touching Rs 30.01 lakh in no time and Shankar Reddy came out successful.

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Last year, Dasari Dayananda Reddy of Turkayamjal in Ranga Reddy district got the laddu for Rs 27 lakh. In addition to previous successful bidders, six new participants took part in the auction.

Earlier, after early morning puja, Balapur Ganesh commenced Sobha Yatra in the local area. The lanes of Balapur reverberated with bhajans as the Ganesh idol proceeded amidst tight police cover. A large number of people thronged to bid adieu to Balapur Ganesh.