As many as 134 Vinayaka idols installed by Hindu Munnani and other outfits in the city were taken out in processions and immersed in Cauvery River at Karungalpalayam amid tight security here on Tuesday. As part of Vinayaka Chaturthi, 1,557 idols of different sizes were installed across the district on September 7, as well as in people’s homes. Over 800 …
DUMMUGUDEM : The Ganesha idol immersion ceremony from the Vinayaka temple on the banks of River Godavari in Dummugudem is unlike the immersion of other idols. There is a link between the Dummugudem anicut that was built by British engineers in 1865 and the Vinayaka temple. The temple priest Krishna Murthy said “I heard that pujas began in the temple …
