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Tirupati Prepares for Vinayaka Chavithi Amid Large-Scale Festivities
Tirupati is getting ready for the Vinayaka Chavithi festival.
Many groups will place Ganesha idols in different parts of the city.
About 700 groups registered, while dozens more may celebrate without registering.
The idols will be placed in water on certain festival days.
Because Vinayaka Sagar has no water, a nearby tank will be filled for the immersions.
Shops and roads became very busy as people bought flowers, fruits, umbrellas and पूजा items.
Clay idols were popular, although people said they cost more than last year.
About 1,000 students also made their own clay idols to help protect the environment.
Around 700 organisers registered to install Vinayaka idols across Tirupati, with another 50 to 75 unregistered groups expected to celebrate.
Idol immersions are scheduled for the first, third and seventh days, with about 413 immersions expected on September 16.
A tank near Vinayaka Sagar will be filled with Telugu Ganga water because the reservoir has no water for immersion.
Markets, roads and commercial areas were crowded as residents made last-minute purchases and vendors sold festival items.
About 1,000 students made clay Ganesha idols through an environmental programme promoting alternatives to Plaster of Paris.
- Who
- Around 700 registered organisers, 50 to 75 unregistered groups, Tirupati residents and about 1,000 school students.
- What
- The city is preparing for Vinayaka Chavithi celebrations, including idol installations, immersions, shopping and clay-idol activities.
- Where
- Tirupati, including Vinayaka Sagar and surrounding markets and commercial areas.
- When
- The celebrations begin Monday; about 413 immersions are expected on September 16, the third day.
- Why
- To conduct Vinayaka Chavithi celebrations and provide arrangements for the immersion of idols.
Key facts
- Registered organisers
- Around 700
- Additional unregistered groups
- Approximately 50 to 75
- Expected third-day immersions
- Around 413 on September 16
- Immersion arrangement
- A tank northeast of Vinayaka Sagar will be filled with Telugu Ganga water
- Student participants
- Around 1,000 school students
- Umbrella prices
- ₹50 to ₹200
- Immersion schedule
- The first, third and seventh days of the festival
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