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• 'Bonalu' festivities to begin in Telangana.

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• ‘Bonalu’ is a traditional folk festival celebrated every year in the Telugu month of Ashadham (falling in June/July), in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad, and some other parts of Telangana state.
• The Bonalu festival involves devotees offering the traditional 'bonam' (derived from Bhojanam, meaning meals) to the goddess Mahankali at 25 temples.
• The origin of this festival can be traced back to the 18th Century in the erstwhile Hyderabad State.
• Other major festivals of Telangana: Bathukamma Festival and Sammakka Sarakka Jatara.

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