Eco-friendly idols in the
colony
FESTIVAL Aurora colony
celebrated Ganesh Chaturthi, with its eco-friendly collections of Lord Ganesh.
Aparajitha Bukkapatanam
Ganesh Chaturthi is an
auspicious occasion, celebrated in the apartments of aurora colony. The apartment
members organise this pooja every
year, on this religious day and spread the sanctity of Lord Ganesh, among their neighbours. Gathering everybody, on this occasion, has always been a consistent
job for them and this time, they have extended their reach to eco-friendly
idols of Ganesh made of mud, clay and edible colour combinations. The
decoration also included several fruits like custard apples, bananas, mangoes
and maize cobs, which increased the beauty of the idols this time.
The festival has always
been an insignia of posh-ness, size and its value. But this time, the idols are
very compact, beautifully sculpted and decorated naturally, with flowers like
marigolds, hibiscuses etc. The idea, behind this simple yet beautiful
decoration, is very clear this time, through their Ganesh idols. The poojas were performed by singing songs bhajans and enchanting slokas and the devotees offered his favourite
sweets like Modaks, Ladoos,
developing the holiness of the environment around a person.
The concept of
celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi, has become very successful in this colony, which
brings prosperity and kindliness, among several people, to bring a diversion
among their thinking and to advance them into the future, with a bright hope in
life.
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Sultanbazaar vs Supermarkets 
Rakshabandhan is one of the biggest festival,
celebrated in several Hindu states, which are concentrated in many north-Indian
as well as to a certain rate, south-Indians also. When we compare the
celebration of this festival, between north-India and south-India, North-India,
stands out in the competition. A similar scenario is evident in Hyderabad,
where two instances can be extensively compared in terms of their selling
capacity of rakhis. Many people in
Hyderabad come all the way, to sultanbazaar,
to buy rakhis, when compared to other
supermarkets, which also try to become the main targets of purchasing rakhis. But unfortunately, they are not
so successful to do so. Sultanbazaar
has been ranking first in this competition. People from far places approach
sultanbazaar, to buy rakhis, because
of the cost-effective prices, variety and changing trends. A student of
Narayana junior college, Vasavi, says: “ I have been buying rakhis in sultanbazaar, since five years, because I get to choose a variety
of rakhis, for my cousins.” 
Sultanbazaar is also the main point for
several north-Indians, who are residing nearby to this place. Hence it is a
perfect spot to attract several customers, to purchase the rakhis of their wish and will. This time, the collection of rakhis at sultanbazaar is exquisite because it has extended its choice to even
children. The stalls have made beautiful rakhis
with cartoon characters like chota Bheem,
tom & jerry, sinchan etc. This has influenced many children to buy
their favourite cartoon rakhi. 