Old City Bonalu 2016 will be celebrated on 31st July

Ashadha Maasa Bonalu 2016 will be celebrated on 31st July in Old city of Hyderabad in Telangana while Goddess Mahankali Ghatalu installation procession will kick start from Kasi Viswanath Temple in Shalibanda on 24th July.Mahankali pooja rituals continue for one week with Goddess Ghatam installation.Devotees Mass Bonalu procession will be on 31st july and festival concludes with Rangam programme on 1st Aug.

Lashkar Bonalu (Secunderabad) starts a week ahead of Old city Bonalu.Goddess rituals kick starts on 17th July with Ghatam installation.There will be mass Bonalu programme on 24th July and festival concludes with Rangam and immesrion of Ghatam in Mass procession on 25th July.

            Govt Held review meeting on Bonalu arrangements

Deputy Chief Minister Md.Mehmood ali held a review meeting on Thursday with officials of GHMC and Home, Excise department on Bonalu arrangements as Hyderabad is gearing up for Ashadhamasa Bonalu the state festival in July 2016.Minister Talasani Srinivas yadav has also participated in it.Officials were told to make necessary arrangements for the festival and form a coordination committee to do the services at the ease.

They have been directed to pay attention on sanitation, road-repairs, drinking water and uninterrupted power supply, and take care of the security aspect of the event without causing any inconvenience to the devotees.

The government is firm on celebrating the two weeks long festivities in a huge way through publicity in cinema theatres, hoardings and the media. special buses will be arranged for devotees coming from other districts and neighboring states.Temples will be barricaded in view of huge flow of devotees.Ministers also discussed in detail about Traffic regulation, police bandobust, fire services and security .

Laskhar Bonalu kick starts from 17^th July with Ghatalu installation and continue till 24^th July.There will be mass offering of Bonalu (Bonam = Food) to the Goddess Mahankali on 24^th July and festivities in Lashkar concludes on 25^th with Rangam programme and immersion of Goddess in a huge procession.

While in Old city The Ghatam installation ceremony is on 24^th July and main Bonalu festivities on 31^st July.