Archive · 24 Sep 2026
Khairatabad Bada Ganesh Darshan Ends at Midnight Before Immersion
People can visit the Khairatabad Bada Ganesh idol until midnight.
Visiting will stop on Thursday so workers can finish welding and prepare vehicles.
The idol’s immersion procession will start on Friday, September 25.
The procession will travel along a 19-kilometre route.
Police will watch the route and help keep people safe.
Some roads near Khairatabad and nearby areas will have traffic changes.
Barricades and special lines will help control crowds.
Officials have asked organisers to celebrate peacefully.
They also reminded organisers to follow rules about loud DJs and firecrackers.
Darshan of the Khairatabad Bada Ganesh will continue only until midnight ahead of Friday’s immersion.
Darshan will be suspended on Thursday for welding work and arrangements involving lorries and trolleys.
The immersion procession is scheduled to begin on September 25 and will cover a 19-kilometre route.
Police will maintain surveillance, while senior officials monitor the procession from the Command Control Centre.
Traffic diversions, barricades and queue lines will be introduced around Khairatabad, IMAX, Lakdikapul and NTR Marg.
- Who
- Khairatabad Bada Ganesh organisers, devotees, Hyderabad police and senior officials.
- What
- Darshan will end at midnight before preparations and a Friday immersion procession.
- When
- Darshan ends at midnight; it will be suspended on Thursday, with immersion scheduled for September 25.
- Where
- The Khairatabad pandal and a 19-kilometre immersion route through Hyderabad, including areas near IMAX, Lakdikapul and NTR Marg.
- Why
- To complete welding and vehicle arrangements and to conduct the immersion safely and peacefully.
- Darshan deadline
- Midnight ahead of the immersion
- Darshan suspension
- Thursday
- Immersion date
- September 25
- Procession length
- 19 kilometres
- Traffic measures
- Diversions, barricades and queue lines
- Noise guidance
- Organisers were reminded of Supreme Court guidelines on DJs and crackers
- Monitoring location
- Command Control Centre