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Telangana's Palvancha Ganesha Idols Adorned With ₹2.90 Crore Cash
Two Ganesha idols in Palvancha, Telangana, were decorated with a very large amount of money.
The notes used for both idols were worth ₹2.90 crore altogether.
Members of the Kapu community decorated one idol with ₹1.40 crore in notes.
Team Ekadanta decorated another idol with ₹1.50 crore in notes.
The decorations included ₹10, ₹20, ₹100, ₹200 and ₹500 notes.
One idol had a garland and crown made from currency notes.
Local traders helped pay for the displays, and bankers supplied fresh notes.
Many devotees visited the idols during Ganesh Chaturthi.
Palvancha had also used currency notes for Ganesha decorations in 2023 and 2024.
Two Lord Ganesha idols in Palvancha were decorated with currency notes worth a combined ₹2.90 crore during Ganesh Chaturthi.
Members of the Kapu community decorated one idol with notes valued at ₹1.40 crore.
Youth organisation Team Ekadanta decorated another idol with notes worth ₹1.50 crore.
The displays used ₹10, ₹20, ₹100, ₹200 and ₹500 notes, including currency garlands and a crown.
Local traders contributed funds, while bankers helped arrange fresh notes; the installations attracted large crowds of devotees.
- Who
- Members of the Kapu community and youth organisation Team Ekadanta organised the two displays.
- What
- Two Lord Ganesha idols were decorated with currency notes worth a combined ₹2.90 crore.
- Where
- Palvancha, Telangana.
- When
- During this year's Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations; similar currency-note decorations were also reported in Palvancha in 2023 and 2024.
- Why
- The organisers said the decorations were part of large-scale Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations, funded partly by contributions from local traders.
Key facts
- Combined currency value
- ₹2.90 crore
- Kapu community display
- ₹1.40 crore in currency notes
- Team Ekadanta display
- ₹1.50 crore in currency notes
- Currency denominations
- ₹10, ₹20, ₹100, ₹200 and ₹500 notes
- Funding
- Contributions from local traders
- Currency supply
- Bankers helped arrange fresh notes
- Earlier Palvancha displays
- ₹1 crore was used in 2023 and ₹1.1 crore was reported for a 2024 Kapu Sangham decoration
Sources
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