In a Saturday auction, a laddu from a Ganpati pandal in Hyderabad brought in a staggering 45 lakh rupees. Venkata Rao and Geetapriya made the highest bid during the auction for the 12-kg laddu prasad (holy offering) at Marakatha Shree Lakshmi Ganapati Utsav Pandal in Kanojiguda, Secunderabad. The precious laddu was also purchased by the couple at the auction the previous year, according to a New Indian Express report.
According to Telugu tradition, the winner of the auction of the laddus made for Lord Ganesha receives God’s special blessing in the form of prasad. It was the highest bid for laddu prasad across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. One day ago, Balapur Ganesh laddu gained 24.60 lakh as the state’s second-highest winning bid.
Due to Covid-related restrictions that had been a hindrance the previous two years, the 10-day Ganpati celebration was celebrated this year with greater zeal and splendor. Last week, processions for the festival’s culmination took place all around the nation. Across order to ensure the event’s flawless execution in the three police commissionarates of Hyderabad, Cyberabad, and Rachakonda, more than 35,000 police officers were deployed, according to PTI.
