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{{short description|Ganesha's idol in Hyderabad}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox recurring event
| name = Khairatabad Ganesh
| native_name = 
| image = Khairathabad Vinayakudu 2021.jpg
| caption = The Khairatabad Ganesh idol in 2021
| status = Active
| genre = Festival ceremony
| date = 
| begins = With [[Ganesh Chaturthi]]
| ends = After 10 days
| frequency = Annual
| venue =
| location = [[Khairatabad]], [[Hyderabad, Telangana]]
| coordinates = {{coord|17.410713|78.46373|type:event|display=inline,title}}
| country = India
| years_active = {{age|1954}}
| first = 1954
| founder_name = Singari Shankaraiah
| prev =
| next =
| attendance = 4 million (2019)
| capacity =
| budget = {{INRConvert|1|c|lk=yes}} (2019)
| organised = Sri Ganesh Utsav Committee
| website = {{Official url}}
}}

'''Khairatabad Ganesh''' is an idol of the [[Hindu deities|Hindu god]] [[Ganesha]] (known as "Ganesh" in [[Hindi language|Hindi]]) that is installed during the annual festival of [[Ganesh Chaturthi]] at [[Khairatabad]] locality of [[Hyderabad, India]]. Constructed annually and known for its height and the [[laddu]] held in the figure's hand, the idol is worshipped during the 10-day festival where thousands of devotees visit every day. On the 11th day, the idol is immersed in the nearby [[Hussain Sagar]] lake.

Inspired by [[Bal Gangadhar Tilak]], Singari Shankaraiah first established a {{Convert|1|ft|m}} Ganesh idol in 1954 at a temple in Khairatabad. The height of the constructed idol increased by one foot every year until 2014, where it reached {{Convert|60|ft|m}}. The size was later reduced owing to the limitations of the route to Hussain Sagar lake and environmental concerns. The idol's peak height was {{Convert|61|ft|m}}{{efn|While some sources give a higher figure of 65–66 feet,<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> the organizing committee chairman S. Sudarshan confirmed its height as 61 feet.<ref name=":5" />|name=2019 height}} in 2019, thereby becoming the tallest idol of Ganesh in India that year.

== Origins ==
A {{Convert|1|ft|m}} high idol of the Hindu deity [[Ganesha]] was first established in 1954 at [[Khairatabad]] locality in [[Hyderabad]] to commemorate the festival of [[Ganesh Chaturthi]]. It was started by Singari Shankaraiah, [[Indian independence movement]] activist and former [[Municipal corporation (India)|corporator]], who was inspired by [[Bal Gangadhar Tilak]]'s call in 1893 to celebrate the festival as a mark of unity.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Mungara|first=Sunil|date=10 September 2021|title=Khairatabad Ganesh: Growing in stature every year since 1954|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/khairatabad-ganesh-growing-in-stature-every-yr-since-1954/articleshow/86080903.cms|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref name=":1" />

Devotees participate in the 10-day festival where thousands of people visit the Khairatabad Ganesh every day from various parts of the city, and other places. On the 11th day, the idol is immersed in the nearby [[Hussain Sagar]] lake.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations begin in Hyderabad|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130909/news-current-affairs/article/ganesh-chaturthi-celebrations-begin#|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130918192804/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130909/news-current-affairs/article/ganesh-chaturthi-celebrations-begin#selection-1473.0-1476.0|archive-date=18 September 2013|website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=":9">{{Cite news|date=2020-08-23|title=Khairatabad Ganesha attracts large number of devotees|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/khairatabad-ganesha-attracts-large-number-of-devotees/article32423459.ece|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

Chinnaswamy Rajendran, who previously worked in film set designing in [[South Indian cinema]], has been the chief architect and supervising the design of the idol since 1978. In 1978, the organizers had commissioned a backup idol to be built at [[Dhoolpet]], a neighbourhood in Hyderabad, had Chinnaswamy unable to deliver. The idol has been placed outside the temple since 1978.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2016-08-03|title=Chinnaswamy stands as tall as his 60-ft idol|language=en-IN|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/Rajendran-has-been-designing-and-sculpting-the-Khairatabad-idol-since-1978/article60488431.ece|access-date=2022-02-21|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name=":1" />

== Height ==
The height of the idol constructed increased one foot every year since 1954 until 2014 where it reached {{Convert|60|ft|m}}.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-09-12|title=Khairatabad Ganesh to be 50 feet tall from next year|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140912/nation-current-affairs/article/khairatabad-ganesh-be-50-feet-tall-next-year|website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref> The organizing committee then decided to reduce the height gradually, following the [[Telangana High Court|High Court]]'s order to cap the height at {{Convert|20|ft|m}}.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-06-12|title=Khairatabad Ganesh 'will be 58 feet'|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/120616/khairatabad-ganesh-will-be-58-feet.html|website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref> In 2019, the height was increased to {{Convert|61|ft|m}}{{efn|name=2019 height}} due to requests from the devotees.<ref name=":8" />

== Laddu ==
The Khairatabad Ganesh is also known for its [[laddu]], offered as [[prasada]]m.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":5" /> Until 2009, the Khiaratabad Ganesh Utsav committee used to place a 50 kg laddu at the [[pandal]].<ref name=":3" /> Starting from 2010 until 2015, the laddu was offered by PVVS Mallikarjun Rao a.k.a. Malli Babu, who is a sweet maker from [[Tapeswaram]], a village located in [[East Godavari district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It was made in Tapeswaram and transported to the idol location at Khairatabad, and came to be known as ''Tapeswaram laddu''.{{Efn|Some sources spell it as ''Tapeswaram laddoo''<ref name=":5" />}}<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6">{{Cite web|date=7 September 2013|title=Ganesh festival: 4,000 kg 'maha laddoo' prepared for Khairtabad Ganesh|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/ganesh-festival-4000-kg-maha-laddoo-prepared-for-khairtabad-ganesh/1165936/|access-date=21 February 2022|website=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> Rao donated a laddu weighing 500 kg in 2010, which gradually increased to 6000 kg in 2015.<ref name=":5" /> This is the heaviest laddu offered in the idol's history.<ref name=":10" />

In 2016, the Utsav committee committee asked Rao to reduce the laddu weight to 600 kg, citing the distribution of large laddu to devotees as a problem.<ref name=":10">{{Cite web|date=2016-08-16|title=Khairatabad Ganesh idol to be offered 500-kg laddu from Tapeswaram|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/160816/khairatabad-ganesh-idol-to-be-offered-500-kg-laddu-from-tapeswaram.html|website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref> Later, Rao announced that he would not be donating laddu any further to Khairatabad, alleging that the committee had breached their contract by placing the laddu at the feet of Ganesha instead of placing it in hands as agreed before. The same year, Rao entered the [[Guinness World Records]] by creating a laddu weighing 29,465 kg which was presented to a Ganesh idol at [[Visakhapatnam]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-09-30|title=Maha Laddu enters Guinness Book|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2016-09-29/Maha-Laddu-enters-Guinness-Book/256408|website=[[The Hans India]]}}</ref>

Since 2016, the laddu is presented by J. Tanay Rana and his family who run an air-cooler business in Hyderabad. The presented laddu, which weighed 62 kg in 2016, reached 1,100 kg in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-10|title=Hyderabad's Khairatabad Ganesh offered a 1100 kg laddu on Vinayaka Chaturthi|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/hyderabads-khairatabad-ganesh-offered-1100-kg-laddu-vinayaka-chaturthi-155125|website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref>

Once the ''[[Puja (Hinduism)|puja]]'' ceremony is completed, the laddu is distributed to the devotees,<ref>{{Cite web|date=22 August 2020|title=Khairatabad Ganesh To Receive 100 Kg Tapeswaram Laddu|url=https://english.sakshi.com/news/telangana/ganesh-chaturthi-2020-khairatabad-ganesh-receive-100-kg-tapeswaram-laddu-123117|access-date=23 February 2022|website=Sakshi Post|language=en}}</ref> ranging between 2,000 and 3,000 every year. In 2015, overcrowding led to an almost [[stampede]] situation. The police were unable to control the crowd due to broken barricades and had to stop the distribution in the middle.<ref name=":11">{{Cite news|date=3 October 2015|title=Laddu distribution: near stampede situation at Khairatabad|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/laddu-distribution-near-stampede-situation-at-khairatabad/article7717417.ece|access-date=23 February 2022|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Contemporary ceremonies ==
In 2013, a {{Convert|59|ft|m}} Ganesh idol was installed with the ''Tapeswaram laddu'' weighing about 4000 kg{{Efn|Some sources reported the weight to be of 4200 kg<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" />}} was kept in the palm.<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><ref name=":5" /> However, the laddu was damaged due to rainfall and had to be immersed in the Hussain Sagar lake.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Mungara|first=Sunil|date=23 July 2017|title='Maha laddu' mystery over Telangana's tallest Ganesh|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/maha-laddu-mystery-over-states-tallest-ganesh/articleshow/59720582.cms|access-date=21 February 2022|website=[[The Times of India]]|language=en}}</ref>

In 2014, the height of the Ganesh reached {{Convert|60|ft|m}}, celebrating 60 years of its formation.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2016-09-28|title=In the making - Khairatabad Ganesha|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/In-the-making-Khairatabad-Ganesha/article11190707.ece|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> In 2018, a 57-feet tall idol was constructed at the cost of {{Indian Rupee}}80 [[lakh]]. 35 tonnes of [[Plaster-of-Paris]] (PoP), 22 tonnes of steel, 15 tonnes of clay and 500 litres of paint were used for the construction.<ref name="n2018">{{Cite web|date=5 August 2018|title=Khairatabad Ganesh to sport a new look; at Rs 80 lakh, to be costliest ever|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2018/aug/05/khairatabad-ganesh-to-sport-a-new-look-at-rs-80-lakh-to-be-costliest-ever-1853433.html|website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref>

The 2019 Ganesh idol was the tallest idol at Khairtabad.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-08-30|title=Khairatabad Ganesha Puja 2019: All You Need To Know About The Tallest Ganesha Idol|url=https://english.sakshi.com/telangana/2019/08/30/khairatabad-ganesha-puja-2019-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-tallest-ganesha-idol|access-date=2022-02-19|website=Sakshi Post|language=en}}</ref> The {{Convert|61|ft|m}}{{efn|name=2019 height}} idol was constructed at a cost of {{INRConvert|1|c|lk=on}} and around 40 [[lakh]] (4 million) devotees visited the idol during the 10-day festival.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2020-07-02|title=Hyderabad: In break from past, Khairatabad Ganesh idol to be significantly smaller this year|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/hyderabad/khairatabad-ganesh-temple-idol-covid-19-6486767/|website=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> It was also the tallest Ganesh idol in India that year.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|date=2019-09-09|title=How a 1-foot idol set up in 1954 in Hyderabad became India's tallest Ganesh idol|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/how-1-foot-idol-set-1954-hyderabad-became-india-s-tallest-ganesh-idol-108620|website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref>

A short idol with a height of {{Convert|9|ft|m}} was constructed in 2020 owing to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]], and no devotees from other areas were allowed to visit.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=21 August 2020|title='Dhanvantari' Ganesha in Hyderabad's Khairatabad: Know why the 'Dhanvantari' avatar is significant|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/spiritual/religion/article/dhanvantari-ganesha-in-hyderabads-khairatabad-know-why-the-dhanvantari-avatar-is-significant/640735|website=[[Times Now]]}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> Devotees, however, continued to visit the idol despite restrictions.<ref name=":9" /> The idol was limited to {{Convert|40|ft|m}} in 2021 due to limitations of the route to the Hussain Sagar lake.<ref name=":0" /> The organizers commissioned a turban to be designed by experts who designed turbans for the film franchise [[Baahubali (franchise)|''Baahubali'']].<ref>{{Cite web|date=14 September 2021|title=Baahubali Experts For Khairatabad Ganesh!|url=https://www.mirchi9.com/movienews/baahubali-experts-for-khairatabad-ganesh/|access-date=22 February 2022|website=mirchi9.com}}</ref> The immersion event of the idol witnessed devotees ignoring [[COVID-19 lockdown in India|COVID-19 preventive measures]].<ref name=":7" />

== Immersion ==
[[File:2019 Khairatabad Ganesh immersion.png|thumb|right|The 2019 idol being immersed in the [[Hussain Sagar]] lake]]
The Khairatabad Ganesh, along with several thousand other idols in the city, are immersed in the [[Hussain Sagar]] lake on the last day of the festivities.{{Efn|Not all idols are immersed in Hussain Sagar. As many as 33 lakes in and around Hyderabad are used.<ref>{{Cite news|last=N. Rahul|date=19 September 2021|title=Ganesh immersion set to regain past glory in Hyderabad|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/ganesh-immersion-to-regain-old-glory/article36540923.ece|access-date=22 February 2022|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>}} The idol is taken on a ''shobha yatra'' ({{translation|Radiant journey}}), an immersion procession rally in the city.<ref>{{Cite news|date=24 September 2018|title=Ganesha Shobha Yatra peaceful across State|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/ganesha-shobha-yatra-peaceful-across-state/article25022753.ece|access-date=22 February 2022|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Massive trolley pulls up the idol with the help of advanced [[Crane (machine)|cranes]] from Khairtabad to Hussain Sagar. The Khairatabad Ganesh idol is taken on a direct route to the lake at [[Tank Bund Road]], while other idols are taken in a longer procession route around the city. Once the idol reaches the lake, cranes, fitted with specialized equipment in the recent years, lift up the idol and immerse it in the lake.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mohammed |first=Hussain |date=12 September 2019 |title=Khairatabad Ganesh Shobha Yatra begins in Hyderabad |url=https://www.siasat.com/khairatabad-ganesh-shobha-yatra-begins-hyderabad-1614128/ |access-date=27 February 2022 |website=[[The Siasat Daily]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Deshpande|first=Abhinay|date=13 September 2019|title=Ganesh immersion goes off without a hitch|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/ganesh-immersion-goes-off-without-a-hitch/article29402814.ece|access-date=21 February 2022|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

The [[Hyderabad City Police]] impose preemptive traffic sanctions along the procession route. In the recent years, the police has started using technology like [[Google Maps]] to monitor the traffic.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=18 September 2021|title=Traffic restrictions in Hyderabad for Ganesh immersion on Sunday|url=https://telanganatoday.com/traffic-restrictions-in-hyderabad-for-ganesh-immersion-on-sunday|access-date=21 February 2022|website=[[Telangana Today]]}}</ref> Since the construction of [[Hyderabad Metro]] in the late 2010s,<ref>{{Cite news|last=V. Geetanath|date=24 September 2018|title=Hyderabad Metro Rail is now second largest metro network in country|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/hyderabad-metro-rail-is-now-second-largest-metro-network-in-country/article25029210.ece|access-date=22 February 2022|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> the procession route had to be avoided along the railway route so as to prevent collision of the idols with the [[metro stations]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=V. Swathi|date=15 September 2021|title=Immersion of Hyderabad's tallest Ganesh idol from Khairatabad turns a challenge|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/immersion-of-khairatabad-ganesh-idol-the-gordian-knot/article36456787.ece|access-date=22 February 2022|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== List of idols ==
[[File:Khairatabad Ganesh 2019.png|thumb|2019's Khairatabad Ganesh idol was the tallest in India]]
Each year, the committee chooses a different [[avatar]] for the idol.<ref name=":0" />
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Avatar !! Height in feet
!Notes!! class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|References}}
|-
|2013
|Go Naga Chaturmukha Vinayakudu
|59
|
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=9 September 2013|title=60,500 Ganesh idols to bless Hyderabad this year|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2013/sep/09/60500-Ganesh-idols-to-bless-Hyderabad-this-year-514830.html|website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref>
|-
| 2014 ||Kailasha Vishwarupa Maha Ganapati || 60
| ||<ref>{{Cite web|date=15 July 2014|title=Portion of Khairatabad Ganesh laddu to be sold|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/portion-of-khairatabad-ganesh-laddu-to-be-sold/articleshow/38388501.cms|access-date=2022-02-22|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
|-
| 2015 || Trishaktimaya Moksha Ganapati || 59
| || <ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-09-14|title=Khairatabad Ganesh is ready|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Hans/2015-09-13/Khairatabad-Ganesh-is-ready/175869|website=[[The Hans India]]}}</ref>
|-
| 2016 || Sri Shaktipitha Shivanagendra Maha Ganapati || 58
| ||<ref>{{Cite web|last=P|first=Ashish|date=5 September 2016|title=Ganesh Chaturthi: 58-feet Ganpati major attraction in Hyderabad|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/ganesh-chaturthi-attraction-hyderabad-339270-2016-09-05|website=[[India Today]]}}</ref>
|-
| 2017 || Sri Chandikumara Ananta Maha Ganapati || 57
| ||<ref>{{Cite web|date=24 August 2017|title=Sri Chandi Kumara Anantha Maha Ganapathi (57ft) - Khairtabad Ganesh - 2017|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions1/ganesh-khairatabad2017.html|website=[[Idlebrain.com]]}}</ref>
|-
| 2018 ||Sri Saptamukha Ganesh|| 55
| ||<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-08-27|title=India's tallest Khairatabad Ganesh on final touch up|url=https://www.siasat.com/indias-tallest-khairatabad-ganesh-final-touch-1598114/|website=[[The Siasat Daily]]}}</ref>
|-
| 2019 || Sri Dwadashaditya Maha Ganapati || 61{{efn|name=2019 height}}
|The tallest Khairatabad Ganesh
|<ref name=":8">{{Cite web|last=Richi|first=Priyanka|date=2019-09-09|title=How a 1-foot idol set up in 1954 in Hyderabad became India's tallest Ganesh idol|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/how-1-foot-idol-set-1954-hyderabad-became-india-s-tallest-ganesh-idol-108620|website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref>
|-
| 2020 || Sri Dhanvantari Narayana Maha Ganapati || 9
| ||<ref name=":2" />
|-
| 2021 || Sri Panchamukha Rudra Maha Ganapati || 40
| ||<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|last=Aishwarya AVSK|date=22 July 2021|title=Work on Khairatabad Panchamukha Ganesh idol picks up pace in Hyderabad|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/220721/work-on-khairatabad-panchamukha-ganesh-idol-picks-up-pace-in-hyderabad.html|access-date=21 February 2022|website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|language=en}}</ref>
|}

== Environmental concerns ==
In 2017, [[E. S. L. Narasimhan]], the [[governor of Telangana]] called for construction of the Khairtabad Ganesh idol using clay and natural colours instead of the usual [[Plaster-of-Paris]] (PoP).<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-09-03|title=Khairatabad Ganesh to be made of clay; first time in 63 years|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/030917/khairatabad-ganesh-to-be-made-of-clay-first-time-in-63-years.html|access-date=|website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|language=en}}</ref> However, the organizing Ganesh Utsav Committee expressed concerns over the clay idol as it could be damaged due to heavy rains and the plan was eventually dropped.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mungara|first=Sunil|date=17 May 2018|title=Khairatabad Ganesha: Khairatabad Ganesha idol caught in clay, PoP mess|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/khairatabad-ganesha-idol-caught-in-clay-pop-mess/articleshow/64199503.cms|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref name="n2018" />

In September 2021, the [[Telangana High Court]] issued a ban on immersing the Ganesh idols made out of Plaster-of-Paris (PoP) in the Hussain Sagar lake due to environmental concerns. The verdict had put immersion of the 40-feet Khairtabad Ganesh in a state of limbo.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ali|first=Roushan|date=15 September 2021|title=40-ft Khairatabad Ganesh biggest worry for Telangana government|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/40-ft-khairatabad-ganesh-biggest-worry-for-telangana-government/articleshow/86218266.cms|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> The governing body of the city, [[Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation]] (GHMC), sought a stay order from the [[Supreme Court of India]]. The court allowed the immersion for the last time with an undertaking that there would be no immersion of PoP idols from the following year.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-09-16|title=SC allows Ganesha idols' immersion in Hyderabad's Hussainsagar lake 'one last time'|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/supreme-court-allows-immersion-of-plaster-of-paris-ganesh-idols-in-hussain-sagar-lake-in-hyderabad/article36491703.ece|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Following the exemption, GHMC dug up Hussain Sagar lake, for the first time, along the shore on NTR Marg so that the idol would be fully immersed in accordance to religious beliefs.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|last=Maddy|first=Deekshith|date=20 September 2021|title=Ganesha gets joyful send-off|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/200921/ganesha-gets-joyful-send-off.html|access-date=21 February 2022|website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|language=en}}</ref>

During the same time, the organizing committee announced their plans to build a 70-foot [[eco-friendly]] Ganesh idol made out of clay in 2022, following the request by the [[List of mayors of Hyderabad|mayor of Hyderabad]]. The committee also stated that they would explore the idea of immersing the idol at the site itself, instead of taking it to the Hussain Sagar lake.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-15|title=Hyderabad: Khairatabad Ganesh idol to be made of clay next year|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2021/sep/15/hyderabad-khairatabad-ganesh-idol-to-be-made-of-clay-next-year-2358953.html|access-date=|website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref>

== Popular culture ==
Khairatabad Ganesh was featured in the [[K. Viswanath]]-directed 1983 film ''[[Sagara Sangamam]]'' where [[Kamal Haasan]]'s dance sequences were shot in front of the idol.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Adivi|first=Sashidhar|date=2017-08-20|title=Idol hands|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/books-and-art/200817/idol-hands.html|website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref>

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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== External links ==
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