01 / 06पूजा · आरतीPoojas & Aarti
Offered to Bappa in the time‑honoured way.
Rio Point Ka Raja
॥ श्री गणेशाय नमः ॥
गणपति बप्पा मोरया
Welcome to Bappa's darbar.
Welcome
A celebration of devotion, tradition, unity, friendship and community spirit — in the divine presence of Lord Ganesha.
Founded by Chef Suraj Puli, with founding member Sai Kumar Jagga — among a few friends and neighbours.
Mantra
Touch the smokeOm Gam Ganapataye Namah
Salutations to Lord Ganapati — invoked before every beginning.
आरती
Drag to carry the aartiEvery year
Countless hands.
One Bappa.
01 / 06पूजा · आरती
02 / 06सेवाSpecial Sevas
Offered with devotion, including Gau Pooja.
03 / 06होमHomams
Sacred fire rituals before Bappa.
04 / 06उत्सवDevotional & Cultural
Flags, cymbals, dhol and dance.
05 / 06अन्नप्रसादAnnaprasadam
Bappa's prasadam, shared with all.
06 / 06विसर्जनThe Visarjan
Music, colour and a promise to return.
The journey
From four feet
to sixteen.
ftBappa grew from four feet to sixteen feet
2014Where it began. A humble four‑foot Bappa, among friends and neighbours.
Stack that first Bappa — two, three, four times over…
…and you reach the sixteen‑foot Bappa of 2024.
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2024A magnificent sixteen‑foot Bappa.
2026A grand decorative pandal — and the fourteenth year.
Growing together
Powered by
its people.
15
Major donors
50
Associate donors
Countless
hands.
Members, families, friends, volunteers, devotees and well‑wishers.
The team
- Chef Suraj PuliFounder
- Sai Kumar JaggaFounding member
- Sashidhar Adapala
- Jejishwar Prasad
- Rupesh Keshwatkar
- K. Prabhu Kumar
- Ganesh Sharma
- Shreeshank Desai
- Sandeep Joldapke
- Mukram
Donor figures are approximate — alongside countless members, families, volunteers and well‑wishers.
The story behind the name
Rio Point was a much‑loved café in Tukaramgate.
So well known, the stretch of road around it took its name — long after the café was gone.
Barely forty metres away, in the adjoining lane at Nandanar Nagar, the neighbourhood found its Raja.
Moments
Years of
memories.
Countless memories.
Step back — together, they are Bappa. Press any memory to lift it; let go to open it.
The Visarjan
Touch the waterEvery year,
we let Him go.
गणपती बाप्पा मोरया
पुढच्या वर्षी लवकर या
Come back soon, next year.
Visit
Come for darshan.
Rio Point Ka RajaNandanar Nagar, Tukaramgate
DirectionsAddress
Street No. 2, Nandanar Nagar, Tukaramgate.
Secunderabad – 500017, Telangana, India.