Bonalu Festival

Bonalu is a popular festival celebrated in Hyderabad and Secunderabad. This festivity is dedicated to Goddess Mahakali, as ber belief, a ferocious avatar of Goddess Durga.

K Kavitha, member of the Telangana Legislative Council and daughter of Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, was seen participating in Bonalu festivities at a temple in Secunderabad.

Worrying visuals of hundreds of people, most without masks and social distancing, have emerged from Hyderabad, where the Telangana government is celebrating the Bonalu festival.

The Telangana government has decided to celebrate Bonalu - a traditional festival where Goddess Mahakali is worshipped - in a grand way even even as experts have warned against an inevitable third wave.

Bonalu is a popular festival celebrated in Hyderabad and Secunderabad. This festivity is dedicated to Goddess Mahakali, as ber belief, a ferocious avatar of Goddess Durga.

K Kavitha, member of the Telangana Legislative Council and daughter of Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, was seen participating in Bonalu festivities at a temple in Secunderabad.

Worrying visuals of hundreds of people, most without masks and social distancing, have emerged from Hyderabad, where the Telangana government is celebrating the Bonalu festival.

The Telangana government has decided to celebrate Bonalu - a traditional festival where Goddess Mahakali is worshipped - in a grand way even even as experts have warned against an inevitable third wave.