A devotee costumed as Goddess Mahakali marked the opening of the Bonalu festival at the historic Sri Nalla Pochamma Temple, Hyderabad, on 6 August 2026 — one of Telangana's most revered annual observances held during the Ashada month.
Devotees in vivid traditional attire gathered at the Sri Nalla Pochamma Temple, Hyderabad, for the Bonalu festival procession on 6 August 2026, showcasing the rich folk-worship heritage of Telangana.
A devotee portraying Goddess Mahakali performed rituals during the Bonalu procession at the Sri Nalla Pochamma Temple, Hyderabad, on 6 August 2026, drawing large crowds at one of Telangana's most celebrated goddess-worship festivals.
Devotees costumed as various Hindu deities took part in the Bonalu festival procession at Sri Nalla Pochamma Temple, Hyderabad, on 6 August 2026, reflecting the syncretic folk traditions of Telangana's goddess-worship culture.
A devotee embodying Goddess Mahakali led the Bonalu procession at Sri Nalla Pochamma Temple, Hyderabad, on 6 August 2026, with women devotees walking behind carrying Bonam — traditional pots of cooked rice offered to the goddess.
A devotee balanced an ornately decorated Bonam — a clay pot filled with cooked rice — on her head during the Bonalu procession at Sri Nalla Pochamma Temple, Hyderabad, on 6 August 2026, in keeping with a centuries-old Telangana tradition of offering food to the goddess.