Nimajjanam
September 07, 06 by BharaniGanesh Immersion in Hyderabad is an event of great significance (though not as much as in Mumbai or Pune). Addressed as “Nimajjanam” in Telugu and “Visarjan” in Hindi, this event even forces many firms to shift the working hours or announce an holiday on the day of immersion. Unlike Mumbai, Chennai or Pune where the immersion is done at sea, the immersion in hyderabad is done in the lake. That’s quite unique. Given the number of statues that are being immersed, I would say Hussain sagar lake is overloaded. I like the passion and energy that people display during this event….The drum-beats blow you away…
Take a look at the pictures taken during this year’s immersion.
Ganesh Immersion 2006 - Set 1 [www.idlebrain.com]
Ganesh Immersion 2006 - Set 2 [www.idlebrain.com]
Ganesh Immersion 2006 - Set 3 [www.idlebrain.com]
Pictures of previous year immersion:
2005, 2004, 2003 Snaps
What surprises me the most is the creativity of the sculptors in shaping up Lord Ganesh into different avatars. The following statue totally blew me away…
I am not sure if we can display our creativity in re-shaping the image of gods so liberally….I can’t imagine Lord Ganesh in any other way than his traditional form.
newfriend Says: 08.09.06 at 8:21 am
It’s not unique.Even in Bangalore they immerse idols in lake.My friend was saying the unique thing in Hyderabad is they auction the Ganesha’s Laddu used for pooja and it seems people bid for that in lakhs.
Bharani Says: 08.09.06 at 9:25 am
You are right…”Unique” is not the right word. Thanks for pointing out the flaw