Lashkar Bonalu 2014 on 13th July

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Bonalu declared the state festival of Telangana

Hyderabad 16^th July 2014: The Telangana Ashadamaasa Bonalu, and the Batukamma festivals declared state festivals in Telangana. By the ruling TRS Government.Both these festivals reflect the Telangana Tradition and culture.The demand to announce them as State festival is pending since long in united Andhra Pradesh and representations were submitted for the same earlier.The lukewarm response from the previous governments made the decision keep in delay.The Telangana government will officially fund these festivals now and CM has directed the officials to over see arrangements for the forthcoming Bonalu festivals which will kick start on 29^th June and continue till 21^st July.Lashkar Bonalu will be celebrated on 13^th July followed by Rangam the very next day while Old city will go for Bonalu on 20^th July.

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Lashkar Bonalu 2014 on 13^th July

Lashkar (Secunderabad) Bonalu 2014 festivities will kick start from June 29^th with Ghatala edurkollu procession.The main festival of offering bonams to the presiding deity Mahnakali in Ujjain mahankali temple will be on 13^th July and Rangam ritual follows the next day. Temple is undergoing for a facelift and special arrangements in the temple premises will be taken up by the govt officials.
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Hyderabad Old City Bonalu on 20^th July 2014

Old city Bonalu will kick start the very next week after lashkar festivities concludes on 14^th July.Old city Bonalu festivities will start with Ghatalu edurkollu on 13^th July and the main festival is on 20^th July 2014.

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                      Bonalu 2013 

Hyderabad 5th Aug 2013: Bonalu festival & Mahakali Procession concluded yesterday with much tradional fervour amid tight security in view of Ramzan month and busy old city roads.Procession went off peacefully and immersion completed by 8 pm in the night.Hon'ble Minsiter Geetha Reddy,MP Anjan Kumar yadav have joined the procession to welcome the ghatams at Charminar.

Telangana Ashadhamasa Bonalu, Mahakali Jatara is one of the biggest cultural festivities (falls in the month of July - August (In Ashadha Masam) )celebrated every year with much traditional fervor in the city of Hyderabad.Bonalu festival 2013 kick started today in Old City of Hyderabad.

Special Arrangements for Bonalu festivities 2013:

 

 

Hyderabad city is geared up for Bonalu 2013 festivities with Government making special arrangements for the festival. city roads went for a facelift and all important Mahankali temples be decked up for the festival 2013.All potholes cleared and adequate water supply will be arranged during the procession by civic authorities.

Old City - Gowlipura Mahankali temple Poojary - Murali Panthulu speaks on Bonalu

NO Ambari (Elephant) Procession this time?

Ambari procession is a special attraction in the mass procession on the concluding day of the festival every year in old city of Hyderabad.Ambari ( Elephant) being taken from Nehru Zoological park used to be decked up and taken out with Ghatam on it in the procession every year.Last year Zoo officials refused to arrange Elephant for the festival.

Even though Bonalu Mahakali Jatara is celebrated in nook and corner of the region of Telengana ,The major and mass process of Mahankali takes places in Hyderabad where in as many as some 10-20 lakhs people from across India participate in it.

Bonalu festival & Mahakali Jatara happen in two phases in Hyderabad.Bonalu festival celebrations kick start with Ujjain Mahankali temple of Secunderabad first and old city of Hyderabad take the cue the very next week.Bonalu falls on Sunday following farewell of the event i.e Rangam etc on Monday.

This year Ujjain Mahankali Bonalu festival & Mahakali Jatara falling on 28th July and Rangam event follows the very next day.

In old city of Hyderabad Bonalu festival & Mahakali Jatara celebrations will kick start after Secunderabad Bonalu.The main Bonalu festival is on 4th August and Rangam event follows the very next week.

Laldarwaza Mahankali Temple,Akkanna Madanna Temple, Gowlipura Bharat Mata Temple,Sultanshahi Jagadamba temple, Shalibanda Mutyalamma Temple, Mir-Alam Mandi Mahankali Temple,Uppuguda, Aliabad Mahankali temple are the main temples in Old city where the Bonalu festival takes place with much traditional fervor.All areas in old city look much vibrant with telangana style songs,Dances of Potha rajulu,Ghatam Procession etc.