The famous Secunderabad Ujjaini Mahankali Bonalu festival will be held on July 17 and 18, Minister for Animal Husbandry Talasani Srinivas Yadav announced today.
The minister inspected the developmental works on the M G Road, Secunderabad, and later held a review meeting with the officials of the Ujjaini Mahankali temple.
Speaking on the occasion, Yadav said that given that Bonalu was celebrated in different parts of the city on every Sunday of the Aashadha masam and given that it was a State festival, elaborate arrangements were being made to provide the necessary facilities for the devotees and to make the festival a grand success.
"Lakhs of people are expected to throng the Mahankali temple this year during the festival. Appropriate arrangements are being made keeping that in mind," Yadav said.