Hyderabad’s Golden Bonam offered to Goddess Kanaka Durga in Vijayawada
Devotees from Telangana offered a traditional Golden Bonam to Goddess Kanaka Durga in Vijayawada, continuing a 16-year cultural tradition. The temple administration implemented special crowd management measures to accommodate the large influx of pilgrims during the Ashada festivities.
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Large-scale religious processions require significant coordination between state authorities and temple administrations to ensure public order.
The traditional Golden Bonam from Hyderabad was offered to Goddess Kanaka Durga at the Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy Varla Devasthanam atop Indrakeeladri on Sunday amid a large congregation of devotees during the ongoing Ashada festivities.
Folk artistes perform during the Bonalu procession organised by the Telangana-based Bhagyanagar Sri Mahankali Jatara Bonalu Utsavalu Ummadi Devalayala Uregimpu Committee in Vijayawada on Sunday. | Photo Credit: G.N. Rao
The offering was made by devotees from Telangana under the aegis of the Bhagyanagar Sri Mahankali Jatara Bonalu Utsavala United Temples Procession Committee, continuing a 16-year tradition of presenting the Golden Bonam to the presiding deity as a mark of devotion.
The programme began with special rituals at Jammi Doddi in Brahmin Street, after which the ceremonial procession proceeded to Indrakeeladri. The Golden Bonam was offered to the Goddess amid devotional chants and participation of thousands of devotees.
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