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Image depicting 12 kg Bangaru Ganesh Laddoo sets a new record!

12 kg Bangaru Ganesh Laddoo sets a new record!

 

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Ganesh festival in Hyderabad sees the sacred offering of laddoos auctioned off for a recording-breaking price. Ganesh laddoos are offered as sacred offerings during prayers to Lord Ganesha.

Traditional auctions for the sweet offering fetch record amounts. This typically runs into the several tens of thousands of rupees.

The community has residents from all religions like Sikhs, Hindus, Muslims, and Christians.  However, the one religion in which they all share is a common belief in humanity.

Key facts!

  • The Ganesh Festival is a wonderful opportunity for everyone to get together and rejoice in their shared humanity.
  • A laddoo weighing 10-12 kilogrammes is sold off for nearly 60 lakh rupees at Richmond Villa Sun City in Hyderabad.
  • Approximately one hundred residents had banded together to purchase the laddoo.
  • The people believe that eating Ganesh laddoos will bring them a fortune, health, and prosperity.
  • The immersion procession for the Ganesh idol in Hyderabad starts off with the auctioning of laddoos.
  • A charitable trust is responsible for managing the donations received during the festival.
  • It does so by providing financial assistance to nongovernmental organisations (NGOs).
  • The NGOs work to meet the educational and medical requirements of disadvantaged people.

Bhukkad Darbar shares one of the biggest laddoos in making for Lord Ganesha.

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