Bonalu Festival

The state folk festival Bonalu 2026 began at the Sri Jagadamba Mahankali Temple in Golconda on 16 July 2026.

  • The festival is dedicated to Goddess Mahakali, as ber belief, a ferocious avatar of Goddess Durga.
  • The word “Bonam” signifies a meal or a feast in Telugu.
  • During this, the devotees offer rice cooked with milk and jaggery in an earthen or brass pot, which is decorated with neem leaves, turmeric and vermilion. Women carry these pots on their heads to temples.
  • Apart from Yellamma, during the Bonalu festival, the different forms of Mahakali are worshipped, including Mysamma, Dokkalamma, Pedamma, ....
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