Bonalu festivities commence on a grand note
The Hindu
Celebrations to continue till August 8
The annual Bonalu festivities in the city to coincide with the month-long Telugu calender of Aashada Masam commenced at the traditional temple inside Golconda Fort on Sunday. The celebrations will continue in different parts of the city till August 8 with congregations mainly on Sundays and Thursdays. The festivities took off with the ‘thottela’ procession from Langar Houz to the Jagadambika temple in the fort. Idols of different regional forms of Mahankali were taken in the procession led by potharajus. Endowments Minister A. Indrakaran Reddy and Animal Husbandry Minister T. Srinivas Yadav participated. They presented silk sarees to the deity at the temple on behalf of the government.More Related News