{"id":19398,"date":"2025-07-07T18:08:57","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T12:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/traveldiary\/?p=19398"},"modified":"2025-07-07T18:11:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T12:41:46","slug":"why-is-bonalu-festival-celebrated-in-hyderabad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/traveldiary\/why-is-bonalu-festival-celebrated-in-hyderabad\/","title":{"rendered":"This 200-Year-Old Festival Turns Telangana Into a Living Temple Every Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_19399\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19399\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19399 size-full\" title=\"Bonalu Festival\" src=\"https:\/\/tds.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bonalu-01.png\" alt=\"Bonalu Festival\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tds.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bonalu-01.png 800w, https:\/\/tds.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bonalu-01-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/tds.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bonalu-01-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/tds.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bonalu-01-630x420.png 630w, https:\/\/tds.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bonalu-01-640x426.png 640w, https:\/\/tds.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bonalu-01-681x454.png 681w, https:\/\/tds.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bonalu-01-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/tds.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bonalu-01-272x182.png 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19399\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: freepik<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bonalu is the most vibrant and spiritual festival in South India. It is observed with unwavering faith in Telangana, particularly in areas such as Hyderabad, Secunderabad, and Malkajgiri. Goddess Mahakali is worshipped in Bonalu for safeguarding human beings against diseases and calamities.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_71 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #0a0a0a;color:#0a0a0a\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #0a0a0a;color:#0a0a0a\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/traveldiary\/why-is-bonalu-festival-celebrated-in-hyderabad\/#What_is_Bonalu\" title=\"What is Bonalu?\">What is Bonalu?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/traveldiary\/why-is-bonalu-festival-celebrated-in-hyderabad\/#Unique_Grace_of_Bonalu_in_Telangana\" title=\"Unique Grace of Bonalu in Telangana\">Unique Grace of Bonalu in Telangana<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/traveldiary\/why-is-bonalu-festival-celebrated-in-hyderabad\/#Where_is_Bonalu_Celebrated\" title=\"Where is Bonalu Celebrated?\">Where is Bonalu Celebrated?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/traveldiary\/why-is-bonalu-festival-celebrated-in-hyderabad\/#How_is_Bonalu_Celebrated\" title=\"How is Bonalu Celebrated?\">How is Bonalu Celebrated?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/traveldiary\/why-is-bonalu-festival-celebrated-in-hyderabad\/#Frequently_Asked_Questions\" title=\"Frequently Asked Questions\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you&#8217;re a culture travel enthusiast, this is the best time to visit South India. You can plan your trip, book cheap <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/cheap-flights-to-india-from-usa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">flights to India<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with Indian Eagle, and join this month-long Telangana <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/traveldiary\/why-is-bonalu-festival-celebrated-in-hyderabad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bonalu Festival<\/a> 2025 celebration of happiness, food, music, and devotion.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Bonalu\"><\/span><b>What is Bonalu?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bonalu is an old Hindu festival celebrated in the month of Ashada from July to August. It&#8217;s a thanksgiving festival to Goddess Mahakali for protecting people from epidemics, especially after a plague outbreak over a century ago. During this festival women carry nicely decorated earthen vessels with rice, jaggery, curd, and neem leaves called Bonam to be presented as an offering to the goddess. The 22-day-long festival is marked by processions, folk dance, temple ceremonies, and public feasts.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Unique_Grace_of_Bonalu_in_Telangana\"><\/span><b>Unique Grace of Bonalu in Telangana<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What sets Telangana\u2019s Bonalu celebrations apart is the way the festival is celebrated in various parts of the city across weekends. Each location from the Golconda Fort to the Ujjaini Mahakali Temple at Secunderabad and Lal Darwaza in Old City has its own version of Bonalu with distinctive rituals, folk dance, and processions. This celebration provides travelers with the opportunity to observe a diverse yet united identity while worshiping the same deity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The spirit of devotion is felt everywhere as there are streets filled with the rhythm of drums, decorated pots, colorful sarees, and community feasts. Each celebration has its local traditions, but together they reflect Hyderabad\u2019s multicultural and harmonious spirit.\u00a0 It&#8217;s not a festival, it&#8217;s an experience that unites the city in beauty and splendor.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_is_Bonalu_Celebrated\"><\/span><b>Where is Bonalu Celebrated?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The grand celebrations take place on Sundays\u00a0 at the following locations:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>First Sunday:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Golconda Fort, Hyderabad<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Second Sunday:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Ujjaini Mahakali Temple, Secunderabad<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Third Sunday:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Lal Darwaza and Akkanna Madanna Temples, Hyderabad<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The venue is changed every week so that the visitor gets to see different traditions.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_is_Bonalu_Celebrated\"><\/span><b>How is Bonalu Celebrated?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bonalu is celebrated with utmost faith, color, and enthusiasm in Telangana, in Hyderabad and Secunderabad areas. The women wear traditional sarees and hold decorated pots containing cooked rice, jaggery, curd, and neem leaves, also called &#8220;Bonam&#8221; on their heads as an offering to Goddess Mahakali. The pots are well adorned with turmeric, kumkum, and flowers. The roads resonate with drums, religious songs, and traditional folk dances such as Potharaju, where men dress in traditional attire and perform vigorous dances to guard the procession.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flowers and colorful rangolis adorn houses and temples, and rituals are conducted to invoke blessings and protection. Every Sunday of the festival is observed with huge processions and pilgrimages to temples, and hence Bonalu is a very religious and culturally vibrant experience for anyone who gets drawn into it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The entire atmosphere is festive, inviting, and spiritually enriching and therefore one of the best times to discover South India. Experience the essence of Bonalu. If you are planning to book <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/usa\/flights\/sfo-to-hyd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SFO to Hyderabad flights<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, check out <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian Eagle deals<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0 So that you can enjoy a budget-friendly and memorable travel experience. Explore colorful traditions, savor pure South Indian cuisine, and witness devotion like never before. Plan your trip now and greet Bonalu with South Indian hospitality.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Frequently_Asked_Questions\"><\/span><b>Frequently Asked Questions<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><b>In which month is Bonalu celebrated?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bonalu is celebrated in Ashada Maasam, usually in July and August, for about 22 days.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Where can I witness the most unique Bonalu celebrations?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can plan to visit Hyderabad, Secunderabad, or Malkajgiri to witness the largest Bonalu celebrations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Where did Bonalu originate?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Bonalu&#8221; is a shortened form of &#8220;Bhojanalu,&#8221; i.e., meals. It is a term used for the name assigned to the bonalu festival food offerings that are provided to Goddess Mahakali.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Can travelers visit Bonalu?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes! Locals welcome the tourists. You can enjoy temple walks, communal feasts, and cultural celebrations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Can I find cheap flights to India for a visit to Bonalu?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes. Whether you&#8217;re flying from the USA or any other destination, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/indianeagle.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IndianEagle.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> helps you book cheap International flight tickets and experience Bonalu in South India.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b><i>Disclaimer: <\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian Eagle claims no credit for the images featured on its blog site. 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