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Khairatabad Ganesh 2022 Pictures – One Of The Biggest Ganpati Murtis in 2022 During Ganesh Chaturthi Festival

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Hyderabad Khairatabad Ganesh Idol 2022 is having 5 faces and and it is called Sri Panchamukha Lakshmi Ganapati. The Khairatabad Ganesh Utsav Committee is celebrating 68th year of formation. The height of murti in 2022 will be nearly 50 feet. Ganesha Vigraha or Murti made during Ganesh Chaturthi festival at Khairatabad near Hyderabad are famous for its huge size. The Vinayak murti in 2022 is flanked by Sri Shanmukha Subramanya Swamy idol and Sri Trishakti Maha Gayatri Devi.


On the immersion day, all the trio murtis will be carried on a specially designed trolley up to Hussain Sagar (known also Vinayaka Sagar) through a procession and put them on a platform. Then, water will be sprinkled to melt the clay idols, instead of immersing them. The clay will be distributed to the devotees either to use for gardening purposes or to make small Ganesh idols to keep at their worship place in their homes,

Some facts about Hyderabad Khairatabad Ganesh
  • Every year the construction of the huge murti begins on Apara Ekadasi (May/June).
  • The chief artist, C. Rajendran, has been making the huge murti of 30 years.
  • First installed in 1954 by S. Shankaraiah.
  • The height of the murti had reached 60-feet in 2015. Now the height is scale down. 
  • The mammoth Tappeswaram laddoo sent by Mallibabu was one of the main attraction of the festival.
  • Devotees can bring ladoos and offer it to Ganapati which will be later distributed as prasad.
  • Each year the height of Ganpati is being reduced by one centimeter.