This year, the Ganeshotsav festivities at Bandlaguda’s Keerthi Richmond Villas in Hyderabad once again captured national attention with their grand laddu auction setting a new record.

During Ganesh Chaturthi, laddus in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are auctioned off for staggering amounts. The Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Monitoring and Protection Agency (HYDRAA) launched a demolition drive in Manemma Basti,

HYDERABAD: The most popular auction, the ''Balapur Ganesh Laddu'' was auctioned at an all-time record of Rs 30.01 lakh in an open auction held on Tuesday, the highest ever in the last 30 years. The 21-kg famed laddu was bagged by Kolan Shanker Reddy.