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Laddu weighing over 2200 Kg offered to ganesh Idol at Khairatabad

Ganesh Chaturthi was celebrated with traditional fervour across Andhra Pradesh today with devotees ushering in the elephant-headed God at homes and thousands of pandals set up across the state.
Laddu weighing over 2200 Kg was offered to 52 feet tall ganesh Idol at Khairatabad. A sweetmaker from Tappeswaram in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh has offered this Laddu.
This Huge Laddu contains 150 kg dry fruits, 250 kg ghee, 600 kg sugar and 400 kg of Chana dal. Prepared completely with Ghee it will remain fresh for a month Mallikarjuna Rao Head of Suruchi foods from Tappeswaram told to Media.
He said the expenditure for this laddu, which is to be placed on the hands of the Lord, was around Rs 4 lakh. The laddu was brought from Tappeswaram in a separate vehicle in a procession and reached Hyderabad yesterday, where it was handed over to the Khairtabad Ganesh Utsava Samithi.
The idol installed at Khairatabad is famous for its size and attracts thousands of devotees during the nine-day festivities. Governor E S L Narasimhan and his wife visited this Vinayaka idol and sought his blessings. State Labour Minister D Nagender, who is local MLA, and several other leaders were present on the occasion.
This Festival would end with the immersion of the idols in water bodies. Majority of the idols are immersed in the Hussain Sagar in Hyderabad.