For the unversed, Bonam means meal or feast in Telugu, and signifies an offering to the Goddess. It shows the importance of food in the festivities, as special dishes are prepared in honour of the Goddess Mahakali Bonalu is an annual festival that is grandly celebrated by the Hindu community in Hyderabad and Secunderabad. Devotees in large numbers observe this …
HYDERABAD: As the mighty Mahankali temple at Lal Darwaza is all set to celebrate Bonalu on a grand scale, devotees and organisers are in high spirits. It is believed that the first bonam offered to Mahankali in this temple with natural pearls more than a century ago, encouraged several jewellers to establish their shops around Charminar. The Mahankali temple’s significance …
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