The people of Telangana celebrated the annual Bonalu festival, on a grand note in the Telugu State.
The festival, which symbolises the culture of Telangana was celebrated with traditional gaiety and fervour in the city on Sunday, the 24th of July, the last day of Bonalu. Lakhs of devotees had darshan of the goddess at Mahankali temples. Women were carrying Bonalu barefooted to the temples in Hyderabad.
Every corner of Hyderabad, especially the Old City resonated with the traditional Bonalu songs, dance and music for the celebrations.
Notably, a majority of devotees visited the famous Simhavahini Sri Mahankali Devalayam in Lal Darwaza, the Old City, which is a major attraction for the devotees. Besides citizens of Telangana, VIPs, politicians and government officials also took part in Bonalu celebrations, in their respective regions.
Furthermore, marking the 114 years celebration of the Bonalu festival at the historic Lal Darwaza temple, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) ministers like Mr. Indrakaran Reddy, Mr. T. Srinivas Yadav and Mr. Mohammed Mahmood Ali offered ‘Bangaru Bonam’ and silk robes to the Ammavaru on behalf of the K. Chandrashekar Rao led TRS Government.
Meanwhile, the celebrations which started on the 3rd of July, would conclude on the 24th of July, Sunday. However, on the 25th of July, Monday, there would be a Rangam (oracle prediction,) followed by a Bonalu procession.
The colourful Bonalu procession with Ammavari Ghatam on a decorated elephant would be taken out on Monday, the 25th of July.
For the procession, a specific elephant, Elephant Gajalakshmi from Karnataka has been arranged. Furthermore, the procession would pass through Bela, Sudha Talkies, Nehru Statue, Lal Darwaza Crossroads, Shalibanda, Charminar, Gulzar Houz, Pathargatti, Madina and reach Mahankali temple at Delhi Darwaza, River Musi at Nayapul at about 7.30 P.M.
Celebrated in July every year, the Bonalu festival is a traditional Hindu festival to celebrate the Goddess Mahakali. Special poojas are performed for Renuka Yellamma (one of the many regional forms of Mahakali) on the first and last day of the festival. In Telangana, the festival is also considered a thanksgiving to the Goddess for the fulfilment of vows.
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