Archive · 6 Aug 2026
Bonalu fervour marks Pochamma Ammavaru celebrations in Vemulawada
In Vemulawada, people celebrated a festival called Bonalu.
Bonalu is a festival where people show thanks to a goddess.
The celebration happened at the Pochamma Ammavaru temple.
It was organised by the temple workers' group.
The day began with a big, colourful walk called a procession.
People played drums and sang devotional songs during the walk.
Devotees carried special pots, called bonams, to the goddess.
They prayed for good luck, wealth, and safety for their community.
A leader named Aadi Srinivas, the area's MLA, also performed special prayers at the temple.
He said Bonalu is about faith and being thankful.
Bonalu celebrations were held with devotion and traditional fervour at the Pochamma Ammavaru temple in Vemulawada on Wednesday.
The festivities were organised under the banner of the Sri Rajarajeshwara Swamy Temple Employees' Association.
A colourful procession from the association office at Uppugadda to the temple featured drum beats and devotional songs.
Devotees carried traditional bonams and offered special prayers seeking prosperity and the well-being of the community.
Vemulawada MLA and Government Whip Aadi Srinivas performed special pooja and said Bonalu symbolises faith and gratitude.
- Who
- Devotees, temple employees, temple officials, and Vemulawada MLA and Government Whip Aadi Srinivas
- What
- Bonalu celebrations with a colourful procession, traditional bonams, and special prayers at the Pochamma Ammavaru temple
- When
- Wednesday
- Where
- Pochamma Ammavaru temple, Vemulawada, Rajanna-Sircilla district
- Why
- To offer prayers to the goddess seeking prosperity and the well-being of the community
- Event
- Bonalu celebrations for Pochamma Ammavaru
- Location
- Pochamma Ammavaru temple, Vemulawada (Rajanna-Sircilla)
- Organiser
- Sri Rajarajeshwara Swamy Temple Employees' Association
- Procession starting point
- Association office at Uppugadda
- Key participant
- Vemulawada MLA and Government Whip Aadi Srinivas
- Other attendees
- Temple EO L. Ramadevi, DEO Naveen, TNGO leaders Dharam Srinivas Reddy and Sangam Lakshman