Drones film farewell to Ganesha in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: For the first time ever, drone-mounted cameras covered the Ganesh immersion procession in the city.

The Ganesh Utsav Committee had hired the drones to videograph the procession, with prior permission from the police.

A Tollywood photography firm, Ariel Pix, provided four remote controlled drone cameras.

The flying cameras were used at Charminar, Khairatabad, Tank Bund, and at NTR Marg and were manned by professional operators.

"Filming the celebrations in this way is unique," said photographer Ch Pandu Ranga Rao.

Mr R. Shashidhar, secretary, said the utsav committee wanted to maximise the use of modern technology.