Though we also celebrate the Ma Durga festival on a grand level, but this is very mesmerising to see such huge Ganesha,' said Santanu Gundu, who also hails from Kolkata. The Hindu festival Ganesh Chaturthi, which celebrates the god Ganesha, came to end Tuesday, Sept. Last year the height of the idol was 66 feet which was the largest in India. Here major attraction of Ganesh Chaturthi is Kharitabad Ganesh, as every year organizers increase the size of the idol by one foot as compared to the previous yearвЂ™s idol. Ganesh Chaturthi, also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi, or Vinayaka Chaviti is a Hindu festival celebrating the arrival of Lord Ganesh to earth from Kailash Parvat with his mother Goddess Parvati/Gauri. 'I haven't seen such a big celebration before. Hyderabad, the capital city of Telangana witnesses the massive celebration of Ganesh Chaturthi. Anuradha devotee, who hails from Kolkata, said 'This is my first experience visiting here to see Maha Ganapati and I have really enjoyed it. Devotees from several states also offered prayers to Khairatabad Ganesha here. This year, we offered 1,100 kg laddu to Ganesha which took nearly 2 days,' he said. 'For the last 5 years, we are making laddu and presenting it to deities. Srikanth Tanay Rana, laddu organiser, said this year the Khairatabad Ganesha has received an offering of massive laddu weighing 1,100 kg. The first 'pooja' was commenced by Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan followed by Union Minister Kishan Reddy and other leaders, he added. Hyderabad: For the first time the usual pomp was missing as Ganesha. 'We have installed 40-feet tall 'Panchmukhi' Ganesh idol this year, and early 150 artisans worked for two months to make this beautiful structure,' he said. During the 10-day festival, over 50 lakh devotees used to throng these venues to participate in puja and other festivities. Speaking to ANI, Raju Ganapati, Utsav Organiser, said they have installed 'Panchmukhi' Ganesha idol this year.

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