The 69-foot Sri Panchamukha Sankatahara Maha Ganapati, widely known as the Khairatabad Ganesh idol, was lowered into Hussain Sagar Lake for immersion as thousands of devotees gathered on the banks during Ganesh Visarjan in Hyderabad on 25 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress)
Crowds of devotees lined the shores of Hussain Sagar Lake in Hyderabad as the celebrated Khairatabad Ganesh — standing 69 feet tall — was submerged during the Ganesh Visarjan festivities marking Ananta Chaturdashi on 25 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress)
On Ananta Chaturdashi, 25 September 2026, the Sri Panchamukha Sankatahara Maha Ganapati idol from Khairatabad — one of Hyderabad's tallest and most iconic Ganesh installations at 69 feet — completed its annual immersion in Hussain Sagar Lake, Telangana. (Photo: NationPress)
Devotees accompanied the 69-foot Khairatabad Ganesh idol — formally the Sri Panchamukha Sankatahara Maha Ganapati — as it was carried in a grand Ganesh Visarjan procession toward Hussain Sagar Lake in Hyderabad, Telangana on 25 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress)