Hyderabad, Sept. 14 -- Telangana Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla and his wife on Monday morning performed the inaugural puja at the 69-foot-tall Panchamukha Sankatahara Maha Ganapati idol at Khairatabad.
Minister Ponnam Prabhakar, MP Anil Kumar Yadav, MLA Danam Nagender, Khairatabad Ganesh Utsav organisers and Vedic scholars accorded a traditional Poorna Kumbha welcome to the Governor and his wife on their arrival. Ponnam Prabhakar, Anil Kumar Yadav and Danam Nagender also participated in the puja.
Speaking on the occasion, Governor Shukla said he was happy to perform the first puja for the Khairatabad Vinayaka.
He prayed to Lord Maha Ganapati for the health, happiness and well-being of the people of Telangana and for the prosperity of the s...