Deccan Chronicle
HYDERABAD, ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA, August 29, 2003: Devotees throng shops and stalls to buy Ganesha icons for installation on Sunday, when the Ganesha Chaturthi celebrations begin. Ganesha icons in varied colors and sizes are on display at the shops. The biggest icon installed at Khairatabad has become the central attraction with devotees from different parts of the city coming to have a glimpse of it. The 43 ft tall, 22 ft wide icon will be unveiled for public prayers on Sunday. Meanwhile, celebrating the festival spirit, Shilparamam has organized a dance festival “Vishwa Vinayaka” at Shilpakala Vedika. Cultural programs were presented by troupes which had arrived all the way from Malaysia, Singapore, Australia and Coimbatore with music and dance in association with the acclaimed Temple of fine Arts of Malaysia.