Hyderabad, September 14, 2013: Sri Bala Ganapathi Swami of the temple at Pujarivari Street in the city was adorned as Sri Lakshmi Ganapathi avatar on the fifth day on Friday. Temple priest K. Sivarama Sarma said the devotees could seek the blessings of goddess Lakshmi, which meant wealth, by offering prayers on the day.

On this occasion, 108 women, under the aegis of Bala Ganapathi Mahila Samajam, offered Lalita Sahasranama Parayanam, Laksha Kumkumarchana and Suhasini puja.

Source: The Hindu, September 14, 2013