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People waited for more than one hour for a glimpse of the Goddess.  —  DC Image/Pavan Kumar

Devotees throng Lal Darwaza temple for Bonalu fest finale

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HYDERABAD: The month-long state festival Bonalu concluded amid devotional frenzy and high-octane celebrations at Old City’s famed Lal Darwaza Mahankali temple on the ...

Devotees take part in elephant procession to mark 100 years of Bonalu celebrations by the people of Gangaputra community at Karwan in Hyderabad on Sunday. (DC Image)

Subzimandi temples mark 100 years of Bonalu celebrations

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Hyderabad: The Nalla Pochamma Devi and Simhavahini Mahankali Devi temples in Natarajnagar of Subzimandi celebrated their 100th Bonalu festival on ...

A total of eight persons who were arrested by the She Teams for molesting women during the Bonalu celebrations were prosecuted and sentenced by the court on Monday. Representational image/DC

8 jailed for molesting women during Bonalu

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HYDERABAD: A total of eight persons who were arrested by the She Teams for molesting women during the Bonalu celebrations ...

"Since Bonalu was declared a state festival, it will also be organised in the Telangana Bhavan in New Delhi,” said minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav on Monday. (Twitter)

State government to spend Rs 15 crore for Bonalu

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Hyderabad: The state government will spend Rs 15 crore to organise the Bonalu festival on a grand scale, said minister ...

People collecting drinking water packets packed in single-use plastic which was arranged by HMWSSB at Golkonda. (DC Image)

Plastic use may trouble TS amid Bonalu

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HYDERABAD: Thousands of plastic drinking water packets were brought to Golconda on Saturday, to be distributed among devotees at Jagadambika ...

Following the rituals, newly-wed couple Sukka Kiran Kumar and Preethi seek the blessings of the deity after their marriage at Mutyalamma temple at Gunfoundry on Monday. (P. Surendra/DC)

195-year-old temple gears up for another grand Bonalu

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Hyderabad: The Mutyalamma temple at Gunfoundry is one of the most famous temples in the city for Bonalu celebrations, with ...

Explaining the three-day festivities, temple elders said that the preparation of ‘Gattam’, followed by pujas and celebrations from 5 am signify its start and that it goes on till 3 am on Monday, when it ends with Panchi Kunda, Rangam, Pothuraju and other activities.  — DC Image

Karkhana Mahankali temple gears up for a three-day Bonalu

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Hyderabad: The only temple in the city to celebrate a three-day Bonalu, the Sri Mahankali temple in Karkhana, will start ...

More than hundred years ago, a blind woman called Kondala Perumal approached this place, which used to be a small shrine, and prayed for her eyesight, said the priest.  — DC  Image

Bonalu at Lal Bazaar dates back to century

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HYDERABAD: The Ujjaini Mahankali temple at Lal Bazaar, Trimulgherry, celebrates Bonalu on Wednesday and Thursday, unlike other temples in the ...

Susheelamma said she would be the Rangam for most of the Old City temples such as those in Begum Bazaar and Chandrayangutta. (DC Image)

Bonalu Rangam may face political questions

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Hyderabad: As the Bonalu festivals start, the main attraction will be the tradition of the Rangam, who, people believe, sees ...

Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao carries bonam to the Ujjaini Mahankali temple in Secunderabad.  — DC file image

Mahankali Temple getting set for Bonalu festival

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Hyderabad: The Ujjaini Mahankali temple in Secunderabad, popular for its biggest Bonalu fete, is gearing up for this year’s celebrations on ...