A devotee carries a Bonam — a clay pot filled with cooked rice, jaggery and milk — to the Shri Ujjaini Mahakali Temple in General Bazaar, Secunderabad during the Lashkar Bonalu festival on 2 August 2026. (Photo: NationPress)
Hundreds of devotees thronged General Bazaar, Secunderabad on 2 August 2026, carrying Bonam pots laden with rice, jaggery and milk to offer at the Shri Ujjaini Mahakali Temple during the annual Lashkar Bonalu celebrations. (Photo: NationPress)
The Bonam — a pot of cooked rice, jaggery and milk — is the central offering of the Bonalu festival, carried on the head by devotees as a mark of devotion to Goddess Ujjaini Mahakali in Secunderabad, Hyderabad. (Photo: NationPress)
Scenes of fervent devotion marked the Secunderabad Bonalu (Lashkar Bonalu) at General Bazaar on 2 August 2026, as large crowds gathered to pay homage to Goddess Shri Ujjaini Mahakali with traditional Bonam offerings. (Photo: NationPress)