Bonalu celebrated with religious fervour at Laldarwaza
The Hindu
Women dressed in their best offer ‘bonam’ to Goddess Mahankali
Religious fervour marked Bonalu festivities at Goddess Mahankali temple at Laldarwaza on Sunday. Women dressed in their best queued up in front of the temple with vessels filled with cooked food on their heads, as offering to the Goddess, since morning. The temple arranged two separate queues, one for women carrying the vessels and other for the general public. A stage was also arranged nearby for leaders to give speeches and for singing of songs by local youth. Endowments Minister A. Indrakaran Reddy offered silk clothes to the deity on behalf of the government. Home Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali and Animal Husbandry Minister T. Srinivas Yadav also participated.More Related News
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