Khairtabad Ganesh

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'''Khairatabad Ganesh''' is one of the tallest [[Lord Ganesh]] Idol installed during [[Ganesh Chaturthi]] at [[Khairatabad]], [[Hyderabad]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130907/lifestyle-offbeat/article/4000-kg-maha-laddoo-ganesh-festival# |title=Archived copy |access-date=18 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130912051208/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130907/lifestyle-offbeat/article/4000-kg-maha-laddoo-ganesh-festival# |archive-date=12 September 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://newindianexpress.com/states/andhra_pradesh/60500-Ganesh-idols-to-bless-Hyderabad-this-year/2013/09/09/article1775331.ece|title=60,500 Ganesh idols to bless Hyderabad this year|publisher=}}</ref>

Devotees participate in the 11-day festival and thousands of people visit '''Khairatabad Ganesh Utsav Mela''' from other parts of the state, and also from other states of India. On the 11th day the idol is immersed in [[Hussain Sagar]] lake.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130909/news-current-affairs/article/ganesh-chaturthi-celebrations-begin# |title=Archived copy |access-date=18 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130912090450/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130909/news-current-affairs/article/ganesh-chaturthi-celebrations-begin# |archive-date=12 September 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

In 2013, a 59 feet Ganesh idol was installed to mark the completion of 59 years and a 4200 kg [[laddu]] was kept in the palm, that was made in a village named [[Tapeswaram]] located in [[East Godavari district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/south/ganesh-festival-celebrated-in-andhra-pradesh-416457|title=Ganesh festival celebrated in Andhra Pradesh|publisher=}}</ref>

The Khairatabad Ganesh laddu in 2015 was a massive 6000 kg in weight. This laddu as usual was prepared at '''Tapeswaram''', by vendor Mr. Malli Babu who has been in the business for the past few years. Starting in 2018. the Ganesh Utsava Committee agreed to switch from [[plaster]] of Paris to an eco-friendly clay idol.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/hyderabads-tallest-ganesha-to-be-a-centre-of-attraction-as-always/articleshow/60218361.cms|title=Hyderabad's tallest Ganesha to be a centre of attraction as always}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/khairatabad-ganesha-idol-caught-in-clay-pop-mess/articleshow/64199503.cms|title=Khairatabad Ganesha idol caught in clay, PoP mess}}</ref>

The avatar of 2019 Khairtabad Ganesha is Sri Dwadashaditya Maha Ganapathi. Idol sculptor is Rajendran. Utsava committee chairman - Sudarshan. The face of the idol looked like the Sun, with 12 heads, 24 hands, adorned with 12 serpents and riding a chariot with seven horses. On the right side idols of Sri Maha Vishnu and Ekadasha Devi were arranged in a separate small mantap. On the left side, idols of Goddess Durga along with idols of Vishnu, Eshwara and Brahma are installed.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/news/cities/hyderabad/khairatabad-ganesha-to-appear-as-ganapathi-541228|title=Khairatabad Ganesha to appear as Ganapathi|first=The Hans|last=India|date=26 June 2019|website=www.thehansindia.com}}</ref>

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| 2014 ||Sakutumba Saparivara Sametha - Shiva Parivaram || 60 ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEbHdBpd27E|title=Importance of Khairatabad Ganesh Laddu|website=youtube}}</ref>
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| 2015 || Thrishaktimaya Moksha Ganapathi || 59 || <ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.telanganastateofficial.com/khairatabad-ganesh-2015-height-details/ | location=Hyderabad, India | work=TSO | title=khairatabad Ganesh 2015 Makes Telangana State Next Level | date=4 July 2015 | access-date=4 July 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425221342/https://www.telanganastateofficial.com/khairatabad-ganesh-2015-height-details/ | archive-date=25 April 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| 2016 || Sri Shakthi Peetha Shiva Nagendra Maha Ganapathi || 58 ||
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| 2017 || Sri Chandi Kumara Anantha Maha Ganapathi || 57 ||
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| 2018 ||Sri Saptha Muka Ganesh|| 55 ||
<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/andhra pradesh/2018-09-13/Ganesh-fest-Tight-security-in-Kurnool-/411702/amp | title=Ganesh fest: Tight security in Khairatabad| date= 13 September 2018}}</ref>
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| 2019 || Sri Dwadashaditya Maha Ganapathi || 61 ||
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| 2020 || Sri Dhanvanthari Narayana Maha Ganapathi || 9 ||
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==References==
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