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Ganesh Idol Immersions Begin Across Hyderabad on Festival’s Third Day
People in Hyderabad began placing Ganesh idols into water on Wednesday.
It was the third day of an 11-day festival.
Many people carried the idols in processions with drums and dancing.
Officials prepared cranes to help with the immersions.
Police and municipal workers were also stationed at the water bodies.
People were asked to use special bags for flowers and other पूजा materials.
They were told not to immerse idols at upper Tank Bund.
Officials expect many more idols to be immersed as the festival continues.
Ganesh idol immersions began Wednesday at water bodies across Hyderabad and its suburbs.
The activity took place on the third day of the 11-day Vinayaka Chaturthi festival.
Officials arranged cranes, police, and municipal staff at several immersion points.
Devotees were directed to NTR Gardens or Necklace Road instead of upper Tank Bund.
Officials expect immersions to increase on the festival’s later days, especially the fifth through twelfth days.
- Who
- Ganesh pandal organizers, devotees, police, municipal staff, and local administration officials.
- What
- The immersion of Ganesh idols began across water bodies in Hyderabad and its suburbs.
- Where
- Water bodies within the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Cyberabad, and Malkajgiri areas, including sites in Saroornagar, Kukatpally, and Safilguda.
- When
- Wednesday, the third day of the 11-day Vinayaka Chaturthi festival.
- Why
- To carry out the festival’s idol immersions and help ensure they proceed smoothly and peacefully.
Key facts
- Festival
- 11-day Vinayaka Chaturthi
- Immersion start
- Wednesday, the festival’s third day
- Main area
- Hyderabad and its suburbs
- Alternative locations
- NTR Gardens and Necklace Road
- Arrangements
- Cranes, police, and municipal staff were deployed
- Waste management
- Jumbo bags were provided for flowers and other पूजा materials
- Expected peak
- Larger numbers are expected on the fifth, seventh, ninth, tenth, and twelfth days
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