Hyderabad Bonalu 2014

Bonalu – 2014 Special Tour package:

Bonalu – 2014 Special Tour package by Telangana Tourism Development Corporation

Hyderabad : Bonalu is a state festival now in telangana.Its official now with the GO of Principal Secretary-Endowments B. Venkateswara Rao asking Commissioner-Endowments and other related departments to look into necessary arrangements for the festival i.e supply of drinking water, sanitation and electricity,Road patch works etc.

Bonalu – 2014 Special Tour package:

Bonalu festivities are done with much enthusiasm and traditional rituals performed at temples are witnessed with lakhs of devotees.To make the things more convenient for the devotees coming from other districts and states,Telangana Tourism Development Corporation has announced a special one day tour package.This tour package is available on 29^th June,13^th20th July.The pick up point for the same is Yatri Nivas Secundrabad.Adult fare for the package is Rs.500 and children Rs.450.Temple darshan tickets should be borne by the pilgrims separately.Pilgrims can have more information PR Dept on 9848007028 Toll free No. 1800 425 45454.

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.

Hyderabad Old City Bonalu on 20th July 2014

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.

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.

Telangana Hyderabad Bonalu 2014 will kick start on 29^th June 2014

Hyderabad: 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 2014 will kick start on 29^th June 2014 in City of Hyderabad.Bonalu means Bhojanam offered to goddess Mahakali (The Goddess of Power.Bonam is made up of cooked rice with Curd,Jaggery,sugar.Bonam placed in an earthen pot which is decorated with Turmeric ,vermilion,white chalk and Neem tree leaves and a lamp is being placed on it.Women keep these Bonams on their heads and go to temple amid dancing by people with band sounds

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

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.