Vinayaka Chaviti celebrations had begun!
Hyderabad sources have stated that Vinayaka Chaviti festivities are set to begin with
increased
emphasis on worshiping environment friendly
clay Ganesha idols. The festival would be celebrated on a massive scale in Hyderabad and elsewhere in Telangana with thousands of idols installed in residential colonies and apartments.Accordingly
Bhagyanagar Ganesh Utsav Samiti president Bhagawanta Rao said an estimated 1,25,000 idols, including those in residential apartments, are expected to be installed in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) limits. The Telangana State Pollution Control Board (TSPCB) has also taken up a campaign to promote worshipping of clay idols. Several other NGOs and associations are supplying clay idols free of cost.Moreover
a major attraction in Ganesh festivities in Hyderabad is the about 60-ft tall idol installed every year at Khairatabad. Bhagawanta
Rao demanded that the government supply uninterrupted water, power and also patriotic and devotional audio cassettes to the pandals. He appealed to the pandal organizes to play only patriotic and devotional songs.