Golconda Bonalu 2026 begins with gaity as thousands converge on hill-fort to make offerings to Goddess
Thousands of devotees gathered at the Golconda Fort in Hyderabad to celebrate the Bonalu festival, offering ritual food to Goddess Jagadambika. The event involved traditional processions, music, and security arrangements by local authorities to manage the large crowds.
The noisy rambunctious celebrations of Bonalu, the annual month-long festival of Goddesses in Telangana , began on Thursday (July 17, 2026) with thousands of pilgrims converging at the Golconda fort in Hyderabad in the afternoon. The pilgrims carrying their offerings in an earthen pot made the offerings to the Goddess Jagadambika — whose temple is at one of the highest point of the hillock. The festival begins on the first Thursday of Aashadam, according to the Hindu calendar.
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