Tirupati bids farewell to Ganesha at Vinayaka Sagar on third day of Vinayaka Chavithi
Most residents of the city take up Nimajjanam on the third day, unlike the ninth or eleventh elsewhere; a 25-year-old festival committee coordinates the processions
On the third day of Vinayaka Chavithi, the annual festival in Tirupati, devotees bid farewell to Ganesha idols by immersing them in Vinayaka Sagar. This tradition, unique to Tirupati, differs from other regions where immersions take place on the ninth or eleventh day. The Tirupati Municipal Corporation (TMC) and traffic police collaborated with the festival committee, established 25 years ago, to create a route map and itinerary for the procession.
Cranes lowered the idols into the water body east of the city. The atmosphere was festive, with tractors carrying large idols moving through the city's main roads, accompanied by traditional drummers and residents bidding a warm goodbye to the idols installed in their homes.
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