Hyderabad family buys Ganpati laddu for Rs 17.6 lakh for good harvest

Hyderabad: The renowned Balapur Ganesh Laddu has been auctioned for a whopping Rs 17.6 lakh in Hyderabad. The wining bid for the 21 kg laddu was made by Kolan Ram Reddy. Bidding for the laddu had begun at Rs 1116 and its valuation reached Rs 17.6 lakh within ten minutes of starting the auction, reported News18.

 “With the grace of god our family bagged it for the ninth time. We are very happy,” said Kolan.

The auction of Balapur Ganesh laddu started in 1994. It was Kolan Mohan Reddy, who had won it for Rs 450. Mohan Reddy of the Kolan family went onto win the auction for five years in a row.

“Ours is an agricultural family. We came to this stage with the grace of god. We feel blessed when we win a laddu,” Kolan Srinivas Reddy, Ram Reddy’s uncle said.

In 2017, Nagam Tirupati Reddy bagged the laddu for Rs 15.60 lakh.

Last year, the laddu was won by Srinivas Gupta of Balapur Arya Vysya Sangam for Rs 16.60 lakh.

People who won the laddu feel it is as auspicious for good health and wealth. Winners distributed the laddu and farmers will spread it across the fields as they feel the laddu will help them to get good crop yield.