The festivities of Bonalu has begun in Hyderabad. A huge procession is being taken up from Langahouse as part of the curtain raiser for Bonau.
The festivities will be done a monthlong Bonalu. The festivities started from Golkonda with a large number of devotees gathering at the fort for the traditional pooja with Bonam and food. Golkonda is all decked up for the traditional Ammavari pooja and Potharajula jathara apart from Ghatam, Bonam and other rituals.
Minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav is expected to come to Golkonda today to take part in the puja.
The State Government has allocated funds for the festival which would be cone for a month across the city in various temples on every Sunday.
Minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav is overseeing the arrangements under the leadership of Home Minister Mahmood Ali.
All the matha temples are spruced up painted and decorated for the event. This is a festival where goats are sacrificed for the Maatha with Bonam and toddy liquor.
Bonalu festival starts in the Old city and comes to Lashkar that is Secunderabad. Minister Talasan Srinivas Yadav will personally dance for the Ghatam procession here for the Lashkar Bonalu. Here they pray to the Ammavaru to see that there are no diseases in the state, there will be good rains and people get enough rain for the crops.
The next day of Bonalu is treated as Rangam where Ammvaru gives the future prediction for the state. The processions are taken up with colourful dattis and thotellas. Band Baja with theen maar follows them.
Ladies dressed in a traditional silk dress with Bonam on their heads and the potharajus dance to the tune of Theen maar on the streets up to the Temple. All the maatha temples in the city are getting a facelift and painting for the festivities.
