About Bonalu
Bonalu is a festival of offerings and
sacrifice to, the ultimate Goddess, the Adi Sakthi as she is worshipped. The deity, the
supreme of all goddesses, is worshipped in many forms of village deities like Maisamma,
Pochamma, Nalla Pochamma, Bhavani Ellamma and Mahankali in the twin cities.
This annual thanks giving festival is
celebrated in the Telugu month of Ashada for the fulfillment of vows. The
celebrations locally known as Bonalu are also known as Ashada Koluvu or Jatara in
Telangana region. This is believed to protect society from various contagious diseases
usually prevalent during monsoon, and bestow mankind with bountiful health and longevity.
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