18 July, 2016

Hyderabad’s Biggest Festival 'Bonalu' Underway

Bonalu or mahankali bonalu is a Hindu festival in which Goddess Mahankali is worshipped. It is celebrated in the month of Ashada masam. Devotees thank the Goddes for listening to their prayers and fulfilling wishes.

Bonalu is the state festival of Telangana. On the first Sunday of Ashadam, celebrations are held at the temple at Golconda fort in Hyderabad.

During the celebrations, women go in a trance and dance with balancing pots (bonam). 


Photo Courtesy: The New Indian Express


Photo Courtesy: The New Indian Express

Photo Courtesy: Sakshi

Photo Courtesy: Sakshi
 
Photo Courtesy: Sakshi

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