Secunderabad bonalu 2022 date

R E L A T E D • • • Ashada Masa Shukla Paksham begins on June 19 and ends July 3. Ashada Masa Bahula Paksham begins on July 4 and ends on July 17. Ashada maasam is considered as inauspicious for any shubhakaryam such as marriage, upanayanam, nischitartham (engagement ceremony), Gruhapravesham (house warming ceremony), etc. During Ashada masam, newly married couple stays away from each other. Tholi Ekadashi (Shayana Ekadashi or Maha Ekadasi), Major Festivals in Ashada masam 2023 are Ashada Masa Chandrodayam – 19 June 2023 Jagannatha Ratha Yatra – 20 June 2023 Bonalu begins in Telangana – 22 June 2023 Kumara Shashti – 24 June 2023 Vivaswata Saptami – 25 June 2023 | Bhanu Saptami Lakshmi Vrata Arambham – 28 June 2023, Shaka Vrata Arambham Devashayani Ekadashi – 29 June 2023 Vasudeva Dwadashi – 30 June 2023 Shani Trayodashi – 1 July 2023 Chaturmasa Vrat Arambham – 3 July 2023 Vyasa Pournami, Guru Pournami – 3 July 2023 Kokila Vrata – 3 July 2023 Secunderabad Mahankali Jathara – 9 July 2023 (Bonalu Jathara) Aadi Krittika – 23 July 2022 Kamika Ekadashi – 13 July 2023 Masa Shivaratri – 15 July 2023 Ashad Amavasya – 17 July 2023, Chukkala Amavasya Tithis & dates in Ashada Masam 2023 19 June 2023 – Ashada Masam Shukla Pratipada 20 June 2023 – Ashada Masam Shukla Dwitiya 21 June 2023 – Ashada Masam Shukla Tritiya 22 June 2023 – Ashada Masam Shukla Chaturthi 23 June 2023 – Ashada Masam Shukla Panchami 24 June 2023 – Ashada Masam Shukla Shashti 25 June 2023 – Ashada Masam Shukla Sapta...

Hyderabad Traffic Police had decided to put traffic restrictions in and around the Ujjaini Mahankali Temple in Secunderabad in view of the Bonalu celebrations on Sunday and Monday. The police will divert some routes and they closed some routes anticipating heavy traffic jams. Here are details of adjustments made by the traffic police in and around Secunderabad: • Road leading to Mahankali temple from Tobacco Bazaar, Hill Street and General Bazar will be closed on Sunday from 4 AM till the pooja gets completed. • Subhash Road starting from Bata X Roads till Ramgopalpet police station will also be closed. • Roads from Adavaiah X Roads and General Bazaar to Mahankali temple will be closed for traffic. • Traffic coming from Karbala Maidan will be diverted at Ranigunj X Roads towards Minister Road – Rasoolpura X roads – CTO – SBH X Roads – YMCA X Roads – St John’s Rotary – Gopalapuram Lane – Railway Station. • RTC Buses coming from Railway Station will pass through Alpha Hotel X Road – Gandhi Hospital X Roads – Sajjanlal Street – Ghasmandi – Bible house – Karbala Maidan. RTC Buses returning from Railway Station towards Tadban and Begumpet will pass through Clock Tower – Patny X Roads – YMCA X Road – SBH X Roads and goes towards Tank Bund. • Traffic going towards Sajjanlal Street and Hill Street from Bible House will be diverted at Ghasmandi X Roads. • Traffic from SBH X Roads towards RP Road will be diverted at Patny X Roads towards Clock Tower and Paradise. • Traffic from Para...

The incessant rains that lashed the city of Hyderabad over this month could not break the spirit of the 62-year-old Venkatamma and her daughters-in-law, who wholeheartedly celebrated Telangana’s traditional festival Bonalu. The rains were hardly a challenge compared to the Covid-19 pandemic for the devotees who have never backed down from celebrating the state’s traditional festival in the last two years. “I have been celebrating Bonalu every year for the past 42 years,” Venkatamma, a resident of Masab Tank in Hyderabad, told South First. The annual Telangana traditional festival is extensively celebrated in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad. The three-week festival kicked off on 3 July this year and will go on till 24 July. What is Bonalu? The festival is dedicated to goddess Mahakali, considered to be a ferocious avatar of Hindu goddess Durga. Various village deities — Yellamma, Maisamma, Pochamma, Peddamma, Dokkalamma, Ankalamma, Poleramma, Maremma, and Nookalamma — are also worshipped during this time. “We believe that the grama devatalu (village deities) would protect us from the water-borne diseases that occur during this time of the year. The goddesses will bless us all with good health among other things, ” Venkatamma said. The name Bonalu is derived from the word ‘ Bonam’, which means a meal or a feast in Telugu. The festival begins during the Ashada Masam, a month in the lunisolar Telugu calendar and falls around July-August every year. The festival i...

As Telangana and capital Hyderabad gear up for the state festival Bonalu, the state government assured elaborate arrangements and allocated Rs 15 crore for the same. The month-long festival commences on June 30 at Golconda fort and culminates on July 24. As part of the festival, Golconda Bonalu is celebrated at Jagadamba temple on June 30, whereas, Secunderabad Bonalu is celebrated at Ujjaini Mahakali temple on July 17 and Hyderabad Bonalu at the Lal Darwaza Simhavahini Mahankali temple on July 24. The festival is also celebrated at hundreds of smaller temples across the city. On Tuesday, minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav reviewed the progress of arrangements at the fort and said the festivities would commence with the state’s offering of a pattu cheera (silk saree) at the Jagadamba temple on the fort premises. The Bonalu festival was accorded the status of a state festival after the formation of a separate Telangana state in 2014. At the Golconda fort, the government has made arrangements for crowd control, set up CCTV cameras, and deployed over 800 policemen on duty apart from SHE teams and police in mufti. Traffic will be diverted at 14 locations and eight parking slots have been identified near the fort. Apart from the distribution of water packets and water bottles to devotees, the state has arranged for a medical camp and decided to station four ambulances, the minister said. The festival assumes significance as it is believed the goddess would protect her people from...

Hyderabad: The renowned 200-year-old Ujjaini Mahankali Temple in Secunderabad is gearing up for Lashkar Bonalu, the annual This year’s Bonalu festival will commence at Golconda on June 25 and later on June 9, the festival will be celebrated on a grand scale at Ujjaini Mahanakali Temple. “Bonalu is a month-long festival and the celebrations at The origin of the festival dates back to 1813 when Suriti Appaiah offered ‘Bonalu’ to goddess Mahankali in Ujjain, to keep his promise. “He began this tradition by installing a small wooden idol of Mahankali. Over the years, we expanded and now the Bonalu festival attracts people from across the nation and abroad who come to offer prayers,” he further said. It is said that a plague broke out in the twin cities in 1813 that claimed thousands of lives. Days before the epidemic, a military battalion from Secunderabad was transferred to Ujjain and among them was Suriti Appaiah, who prayed to the Mahankali goddess seeking blessings for recovery and the strength to win over the epidemic. “He promised to set up her temple in Over the years, the Lashkar Bonalu at Ujjaini Mahanakali Temple has spawned small and medium-sized businesses. “We have been selling ‘puja samagri’ for over 15 years and have seen people come from distant places to offer Bonam. Lakhs of people are expected to take part in the Bonalu festival from Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and other parts of the country,” says Jahangir and Abhimanyu, vendors near the temple. Devotees who ...

The Golconda Bonalu will be held on June 30, followed by the celebrations in Secunderabad on July 17 and in Hyderabad on July 24, the Minister said. The State government would be presenting pattu vastralu to Jagadamba Mahankali in Golconda along with deities at the 26 other temples, he added. Apart from deployment of 800 police personnel, CCTV cameras are also being set up to monitor the law and order situation in the Golconda area, he said, adding that eight areas have been identified for parking. HYDERABAD: The State government would be making a lot of arrangements for the celebration of Ashada Bonalu, which will start on June 30, said Talasani Srinivas Yadav, Minister for Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Cinematography, on Tuesday. The Golconda Bonalu will be held on June 30, followed by the celebrations in Secunderabad on July 17 and in Hyderabad on July 24, the Minister said. The State government would be presenting pattu vastralu to Jagadamba Mahankali in Golconda along with deities at the 26 other temples, he added. Apart from deployment of 800 police personnel, CCTV cameras are also being set up to monitor the law and order situation in the Golconda area, he said, adding that eight areas have been identified for parking.googletag.cmd.push(function() );

The annual Bonalu celebrations will begin on June 30 from Golconda, followed by Secunderabad on July 17 and Hyderabad on July 24. The arrangements in Golconda Bonalu will start on June 21 in which Talasani Srinivas Yadav will take part. The action plan for Bonalu will soon take place. The annual Kalyanam festivities at the Balkampet Yellamma temple in the city will be held on July 5, with 'edurukolu' on July 4 and Rathotsavam on July 6. When and Why Bonalu is Celebrated? Bonalu is often celebrated during Ashada Masam, usually in July/August. During the first and last days of the festival, special poojas are performed to goddess Yellamma. After the fulfillment of vows, the celebration is considered a form of thankfulness to the Goddess. This festival is celebrated annually in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad, as well as in other parts of the state. In Hyderabad, on the first Sunday of Aashadham, celebrations are held at a temple near Golconda Fort. On the second Sunday, at Balkampet Yellamma temple in Balkampet and Ujjaini Mahakali Temple in Secunderabad, and on the third Sunday, at the Pochamma and Katta Maisamma temple of Chilkalguda and the Matheswari temple of Lal Darwaza in the Old City of Hyderabad. Akkanna Madanna temple in Haribowli, and Muthyalamma temple in Shah Ali Banda are among other temples where Bonalu is celebrated.