Archive · 14 Sep 2026
Telugu States Prepare for Grand Ganesh Chaturthi Celebrations
Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations will begin on Monday in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
People will visit temples and decorated pandals to pray to Lord Ganesha.
Hyderabad’s famous Khairatabad idol is being finished before its main prayer ceremony.
Telangana Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla is scheduled to pray there.
The chief minister is also expected to attend.
Gajuwaka near Visakhapatnam will display a very tall, 117-foot idol.
Vijayawada and Machilipatnam will also have large Ganesha idols.
Temples will conduct special prayers and religious rituals.
Organisers will also hold cultural events and serve free meals to visitors.
Ganesh Chaturthi festivities begin Monday across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, with celebrations planned for about two weeks.
Hyderabad’s Khairatabad Ganesh pandal is completing final work before its formal puja, which will be attended by Telangana Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla.
Gajuwaka in Visakhapatnam will host a 117-foot idol made with about 400 bamboo poles and special mud from Anakapalli.
Vijayawada will feature a 72-foot Chamukha Varasiddhi Maha Ganapathi, while Machilipatnam will host a 63-foot idol at Manginapudi beach.
Temples and pandals will hold rituals, cultural and devotional programmes, communal events, and free-meal services for devotees.
- Who
- Devotees, temple priests, pandal organisers, Telangana Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla, and Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy are involved in the celebrations.
- What
- Ganesh Chaturthi festivities, including prayers, rituals, large idol displays, cultural programmes, and Annadanam, will begin.
- When
- The celebrations begin Monday; the Kanipakam Brahmotsavams are scheduled for September 14 to October 4.
- Where
- Across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, particularly Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Chittoor district, and Machilipatnam.
- Why
- The festivities are being held to welcome devotees and celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi through religious and community programmes.
- Start date
- Monday
- Celebration period
- About two weeks across the two Telugu states
- Tallest idol
- A 117-foot Ganesha idol in Gajuwaka, Visakhapatnam
- Hyderabad venue
- Khairatabad Panchamukha Sankatahara Maha Ganapati pandal
- Vijayawada idol
- A 72-foot Chamukha Varasiddhi Maha Ganapathi at Vidyadharapuram
- Machilipatnam idol
- A 63-foot Maha Ganapati at Manginapudi beach
- Kanipakam festival
- Annual Brahmotsavams scheduled from September 14 through October 4