Live
- BJP will stop free services, if Kejriwal not made CM: Sanjay
- Garuda Seva trial run held
- Lokesh to inaugurate dialysis centre in Bangarupalyam tomorrow
- Forest dept employing innovative tactics to capture elusive wolf
- TTD reviews preparations for Garuda Seva day
- ‘Bulldozer’ not symbol of rule of law: Mayawati
- Report reveals misuse of Dalit Bandhu units
- PCC chief demands apology from BJP
- HP fishery dept should focus on processing, value-added products
- 50 roads closed in HP as rain lashes parts of state
Balapur Ganesh laddu auction fetches Rs 30 lakh
The famous 21-kg Bangaru laddu of Balapur Ganesh has fetched Rs 30.01 lakh in an auction on Tuesday. The popular laddu, which believed to bring good luck, health, wealth and prosperity, was purchased by Kolan Shanker Reddy, a local resident.
Hyderabad: The famous 21-kg Bangaru laddu of Balapur Ganesh has fetched Rs 30.01 lakh in an auction on Tuesday. The popular laddu, which believed to bring good luck, health, wealth and prosperity, was purchased by Kolan Shanker Reddy, a local resident.
Last year, the laddu was auctioned for Rs 27 lakh and was bought by Dasari Dayanand Reddy.
The 21 kg gold-coated laddu with 2 kg silver plate is auctioned off amid crowds of devotees, gathered for the Ganesh Visarjan procession.
The auction of Laddu was organised under the aegis of the Balapur Ganesh Utsav Samithi, which has been taking up this for the last 30 years and first auctioned the laddu in 1994 which went for Rs 450.
Since then, this sweet grew in popularity and price. The Balapur locals believe that laddu brings them good luck, health, wealth and prosperity. In fact, they call the laddu ‘Bangaru laddu’ (golden laddu). The money is spent on welfare activities mainly in the education sector.
