Ganapati Bappa Moriya !!

Ganesha Chaturthi also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi is the Hindu festival of Ganesha, the elephant-headed son of Shiva and Parvati, who is believed to bestow his presence on earth for all his devotees in the duration of this festival. It is the birthday of Lord Ganesha who is widely worshipped as the god of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune.

Ganapathi (Ganesh) 2010

This is 58 Feet's High Idol, which is Tallest Idol placed in the Andhra Pradesh, a state in India. Ganesh Idol always holds "LADDU" on his Left Hand. Though the Idol is made of PoP(Plaster of Paris) but the Laddu placed in his hand is real. On the day of Nimarjan, the LADDU is Auctioned. Local Residents show Interest to buy this Laddu. This year the highest amount paid for this Laddu in Hyderabad City was 6 Lakhs Rupee ($12500). Buyers believe that by buying this LADDU, it brings Blessings, Health & Wealth to Home.

Ganesh in Lightnings @ 2009

The festival is observed in the Hindu calendar month of Bhaadrapada, starting on the shukla chaturthi (fourth day of the waxing moon period). The date usually falls between 20 August and 15 September. The festival lasts for 10 days, ending on Anant Chaturdashi (fourteenth day of the waxing moon period).

Nimerjan : A Journey to Immersion of Ganesh into Water.


In only Hyderabad City of India, there are around 30,000 Ganesh Idols staged across Hyderabad City. These Idols are Immersed in Water on 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th, 11th and 13th day from the day it has been staged. It has been reported that Today, 22nd Sep 2010 there are more than 13000 Idols are Immersed in Hyderabad City. The same story Applies to Mumbai and other States which I have mentioned above.

Nimerjan: A Journey in other City.



Immersion: This how now Ganesh is being Immersed in Water using Techno..




Dahi Handi: This is one of the Famous Game which being played since ages celebrating the Ganesh Birthday. Few call them as Human Pyramid.






Jai Bolo Ganesh Maharaj ki... JAI !!!!

Pingali Venkayya, an Unhonoured Personality in India !!

Pingali Venkayya (Telugu: పింగళి వెంకయ్య) (August 2, 1876 - July 4, 1963) was the designer of the Indian national flag. He was born in Bhatlapenumarru, near Masulipatnam or the present day Machilipatnam of Andhra Pradesh, India to Hanumantharayudu and Venkataratnamma. After high school at Machlipatnam, he went to Colombo to complete his Senior Cambridge. On returning to India, he worked as a railway guard, then as a government employee at Bellary, and later moved to Lahore to join the Anglo-Vedic college to study Urdu and Japanese.



He was an accomplished person on many fronts. He was immensely knowledgeable in geology and obtained a doctorate in it. He was an authority on diamond mining in Andhra Pradesh and was popularly known as 'Diamond Venkayya'. He also specialised in agriculture and spent most of his fortune in experimenting with ginger plantations in Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh. He served in the British Indian army during the Anglo-Boer wars in South Africa. It was there he came in contact with Mahatma Gandhi and was influenced by his ideology.

The years 1921-31 constitute a heroic chapter in not only Pingali Venkayya's life but also in the history of the freedom struggle of Andhra. The AICC met at a historic two day session at Bezwada (March 31 and April 1, 1921). It was at this session that this frail middle aged gentleman, Pingali, approached Gandhi with the flag he designed for India. Pingali?s flag was made of two colours, red and green representing the two major communities of the country. Thus the Indian flag was born but it was not officially accepted by any resolution of the All India Congress Committee. Gandhi?s approval made it popular and it was hoisted at all Congress sessions. Hansraj of Jallandar suggested the representation of the charkha, symbolising progress and the common man. Gandhi amended, insisting on the addition of a white strip to represent the remaining minority communities of India.


Artical on Pingali Venkayya (Telugu Version)



Interpreting the colours chosen for the national flag, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan explained the saffron colour denoted renunciation or disinterestedness of political leaders towards material gains in life. The white depicted enlightenment, lighting the path of truth to guide our conduct. The green symbolised our relation to the soil, to the plant life here on which all other life depends. The Ashoka wheel in the centre of the white strip represented the law of dharma.


Speaking philosophically, he remarked that the national flag ought to control the principles of all those who worked under it. The wheel denoted motion and? India should no more resist change as there was death in stagnation?. Pingali Venkayya, the illustrious visionary, the designer of the national flag died, unhonoured on July 4, 1963, in conditions of poverty. It was only a few years ago that his daughter began to receive pension from the government. There is not even a memorial in his hometown Machilipatnam to the man who brought such glory to Andhra. Even the original house has been razed to the ground.