{
  "id": 8007543,
  "title": "Tirupati bids farewell to Ganesha at Vinayaka Sagar on third day of Vinayaka Chavithi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/tirupati-bids-farewell-to-ganesha-at-vinayaka-sagar-on-third-day-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T10:37:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/tirupati-bids-farewell-to-ganesha-at-vinayaka-sagar-on-third-day-of-vinayaka-chavithi/article71472957.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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",
  "key_points": [
    "Tirupati bids farewell to Ganesha idols on third day of Vinayaka Chavithi",
    "Immersion of idols takes place in Vinayaka Sagar, unique to Tirupati",
    "TMC and traffic police collaborate with festival committee for procession"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}