Hyderabad Ganesh Immersion
Massive Crowds and 45,000 Police Secure Hyderabad Ganesh Immersion Processions
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Hyderabad’s Ganesh immersion celebrations featured major processions from Khairatabad and Balapur, with the Khairatabad idol traveling toward Hussain Sagar and the Balapur procession following a 16-kilometer route through the city to Tank Bund. Authorities deployed extensive police forces and traffic controls to manage large crowds and keep the processions safe. The Khairatabad idol’s journey is especially slow and demanding: its driver, who has handled the procession several times, said he considers the unpaid work an act of devotion. The Khairatabad immersion was expected to take place at Hussain Sagar around 2 p.m., after final preparations were completed.
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Police from four commissionerates deployed 45,000 personnel for security along the Khairatabad procession route, which draws hundreds of thousands of devotees.
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The Balapur Ganesh laddu auction was scheduled for 9:30 a.m., an event that draws large crowds of devotees and bidders.
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The 72-foot Khairatabad idol is transported on a 26-tyre truck that takes about six hours to travel roughly four kilometres—an average speed of around 0.67 km/h.
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The Khairatabad procession was to proceed from Khairatabad Library Chowrasta through Rajdoot Chowrasta, Telephone Bhavan, Iqbal Minar Chowrasta, Telangana Thalli Chowrasta and the Secretariat, ending at NTR Marg’s Crane No. 4.
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