Archive · 28 Sep 2026
Ganesh Laddu Auction Draws Rs 3.26 Lakh Winning Bid
A group in Hyderabad held an auction during the 2026 Ganesh festival.
People bid money to receive a special Ganesh laddu.
Patineni Suresh and Patineni Harish made the highest bid, paying Rs 3.26 lakh together.
Another participant, Bhanuri Bhupal Reddy, bought a garland and shawl for Rs 32,000.
The group has held this celebration every year since 1998.
Its first opening bid was Rs 60,011.
Over time, the auction became a popular community tradition.
Many devotees joined and showed their enthusiasm.
The Sri Sai Ganesh Utsav Committee’s 2026 laddu auction raised a top bid of Rs 3.26 lakh.
Patineni Suresh and Patineni Harish jointly secured the sacred Ganesh laddu.
Bhanuri Bhupal Reddy bought the Ganesh idol’s flower garland and shawl for Rs 32,000.
The committee has organised Ganesh festivities and the traditional auction since 1998.
The auction’s opening bid rose from Rs 60,011 in 1998 to lakhs of rupees this year.
- Who
- Patineni Suresh and Patineni Harish won the laddu auction; the Sri Sai Ganesh Utsav Committee organised it.
- What
- A sacred Ganesh laddu was auctioned for Rs 3.26 lakh.
- When
- During the 2026 Ganesh Utsav celebrations.
- Where
- Hyderabad.
- Why
- The auction is part of the committee’s longstanding Ganesh festivities and reflects devotion and community spirit.
- Winning bid
- Rs 3.26 lakh
- Laddu buyers
- Patineni Suresh and Patineni Harish
- Garland and shawl bid
- Rs 32,000
- Organising committee
- Sri Sai Ganesh Utsav Committee
- Committee established
- 1998
- 1998 opening bid
- Rs 60,011