Heavy rains failed to deter devotees from visiting the 69-ft-tall Panchamukha Sankatahara Maha Ganapathi at Hyderabad’s Khairatabad pandal on Monday. Police made arrangements to manage the rush, while Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla and his spouse attended the first pooja.
A Viksit Bharat 2047-themed Lord Ganesha idol and futuristic pandal in Hyderabad’s Lalita Bagh are drawing devotees ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi. Organised by the Mallikarjun Nagar Youth Welfare Association, the celebrations combine technology, patriotism and devotion
With three days left for Ganesh Chaturthi, Hyderabad RWAs are preparing eco-friendly celebrations, strengthening pandals ahead of rains and shifting festivities to apartment cellars where needed. Communities have also decided to keep devotional music at low volume and end it by 10 pm.
