Every year Khairatabad Ganesha was making news with the Big laddu in his hand. But this time they could not do it. The laddu was not placed in his hands but it was at the foot of the lord. The organisers thought it was difficult to save the Laddu and also keep it fresh for a long time apart from distributing it for the visitors. The size was reduced this year, but it could not be placed in the hand of the Lord as they thought the weight of the laddu could spoil the structure of the image.
Now it is the time for Andhra. The devotion for Lord Ganesha has reached a new high with a Tapeswaram-based sweet firm Sri Bhaktanjaneya Suruchi Foods bidding to create a new Guinness World Record by making the largest individual laddu for a 78-foot tall idol at Gajuwaka. The gigantic laddu weighs 29,465 kg costing a whopping Rs. 50 lakh. Made by a 20-member team, the laddu was brought here in the early hours ofWednesday and is placed in front of the idol.
The previous record was of 11,115 kg laddu made by Arasuri Ambaji Mata Devasthan Trust in Ambaji, Gujarat, in September last year.
The laddu was made from 45 per cent sugar, 23 per cent besan, 27 per cent ghee and five per cent dry fruits. The entire process of making the laddu took about 20 hours. It will be instantly distributed to the devotees from Wednesday onwards.” The laddu was offered to the 78-foot clay Ganesha by the Visakha Integrated Social Welfare Association at Gajuwaka, which is among the biggest idols in the State.
