Artists joined a vibrant procession on the opening day of the Ashada Bonalu festival near the Sri Jagadamba Mahankali Temple atop Golconda Fort in Hyderabad, Telangana, on 16 July 2026. (Photo: NationPress)
A devotee bearing traditional Bonam offerings participates in the Ashada Bonalu festival near the Sri Jagadamba Mahankali Temple atop Golconda Fort in Hyderabad on 16 July 2026. (Photo: NationPress)
Clutching a pot of sacred Bonam, a devotee makes her way to the Sri Jagadamba Mahankali Temple at Golconda Fort during the Ashada Bonalu celebrations in Hyderabad on 16 July 2026. (Photo: NationPress)
Large groups of devotees carrying Bonam offerings converged on the Sri Jagadamba Mahankali Temple atop Golconda Fort in Hyderabad on 16 July 2026 as the Ashada Bonalu festival got under way. (Photo: NationPress)
Telangana's annual Ashada Bonalu festival commenced on 16 July 2026 with devotees offering Bonam — a traditional cooked-rice offering — at the Sri Jagadamba Mahankali Temple atop the historic Golconda Fort in Hyderabad. (Photo: NationPress)