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more-inIgnoring pleas for a clay idol, the Khairatabad Ganesh Utsava Committee is going ahead with a 57-feet tall Ganesha idol made of gypsum (plaster of paris). This year, it’s a Ganesha idol with seven heads and 14 arms with a multi-hooded cobra protecting the God. Making our idol using clay will not make much of a difference,” said Mr.
Mudiraj when asked about shifting to clay idol. A smaller idol would take away the charm,” said Mr.
Mudiraj whose father Shankaraiah started the tradition of installing the Ganesha idols in the locality in 1954 with a one-feet idol. “Let them clean up the Hussainsagar lake first and then we will for for a clay idol..