Ganesh idol trucks themed around Operation Sindoor passed through Charminar during Hyderabad’s Ganesh Chaturthi immersion on Saturday, September 6.
Operation Sindoor marks the Indian government’s May 2025 military action against Pakistan following the Pahalgam attack.
The 69-foot Khairatabad Ganesh was
immersed in Hussain Sagar Lake before noon. The procession began at Khairatabad Library and moved through Telephone Bhavan, Saifabad, and Telangana Secretariat before reaching the lake. Thousands of people lined the route.
About 50,000 idols were immersed in Hussain Sagar, with a total of 1.4 lakh idols immersed across Greater Hyderabad.