Golconda Fort Decks Up For Bonalu Celebrations, Security Tightened

The historic Golconda fort is decked up with colorful flowers and LED lights for the month-long Bonalu celebrations from June 26 at Sri Jagadamba Mahankali temple atop the fort. 

To mark the commencement of the celebrations, around 300 women from Langer Houz and its surroundings thronged the temple and performed ‘metla pooja’ from the fort to the temple on Wednesday. The women pasted vermillion and turmeric paste to each step connecting the temple and performed the pooja, Temple Executive Officer Ch Vasantha told

The temple



management later felicitated the women who took part in ‘metla pooja’. At 12.30 pm on Thursday, a spectacular ‘thotela’ procession is organized from Langer Houz crossroads to the temple with ‘potharajus’ smeared with vermillion and turmeric paste will dance to the pulsating ‘teen maar’ drumbeats along with youngsters.

Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar, Endowments Minister Konda Surekha, BC Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar, who is also Hyderabad In-charge Minister and other dignitaries’ will offer ‘pattu’ clothes to the goddess Mahankali.