Archive · 10 Aug 2026
BJP leaders visit Hyderabad temples to offer Bonalu prayers
Bonalu is a special festival in Telangana where people pray to goddesses for health and happiness.
On August 9, important leaders visited many temples in Hyderabad to celebrate.
They wanted to join the people of the state in the festivities.
The leaders were Union Minister G Kishan Reddy, State BJP Chief N Ramachander Rao, and MPs K Laxman and Eatala Rajender.
They offered special prayers, which are called pujas.
N Ramachander Rao prayed at temples in Tarnaka, Lalapet, Malkajgiri, and Safilguda.
He asked for prosperity, health, peace, and happiness for every family in Telangana.
G Kishan Reddy visited seven temples in the Khairatabad area of the city.
Eatala Rajender also visited a temple in Musheerabad and met former Governor Bandaru Dattatreya.
The leaders said such gatherings strengthen friendship and keep cultural traditions alive.
Union Minister G Kishan Reddy, State BJP Chief N Ramachander Rao, and MPs K Laxman and Eatala Rajender participated in Bonalu festivities on August 9.
N Ramachander Rao performed special pujas at temples in Tarnaka, Lalapet, Malkajgiri, and Safilguda, praying for the well-being of Telangana's people.
G Kishan Reddy visited seven temples in Khairatabad, including Durbar Maisamma Ammavaru in Karwan.
K Laxman offered prayers at Darbar Maisamma Temple in the Karwan Assembly constituency.
Eatala Rajender attended a banquet hosted by former Governor Bandaru Dattatreya and performed pujas at Pochamma Thalli Temple in Musheerabad.
- Who
- Union Minister G Kishan Reddy, State BJP Chief N Ramachander Rao, MPs K Laxman and Eatala Rajender, and former Governor Bandaru Dattatreya
- What
- Participated in Bonalu Festival celebrations, visiting temples across Hyderabad and offering special prayers
- When
- August 9
- Where
- Hyderabad, Telangana, including Tarnaka, Lalapet, Malkajgiri, Safilguda, Khairatabad, Karwan, and Musheerabad
- Why
- To mark Ashada Bonalu and seek prosperity, health, peace, and happiness for the people of Telangana
- Event
- Bonalu Festival (Ashada Bonalu)
- Date
- August 9
- Location
- Hyderabad, Telangana
- Temples visited by N Ramachander Rao
- Nalla Pochamma (Tarnaka), Pochamma (Lalapet), Ujjaini Mahankali (Malkajgiri), Katta Maisamma (Safilguda)
- Temples visited by G Kishan Reddy
- Seven temples in Khairatabad, including Durbar Maisamma Ammavaru in Karwan
- Other temples
- Darbar Maisamma Temple (Karwan), Pochamma Thalli Temple (Bapuji Nagar, Musheerabad)
- Banquet host
- Former Governor Bandaru Dattatreya at his Ramnagar residence