Archive · 3 Aug 2026
Thousands Gather for Lashkar Bonalu at Ujjaini Mahankali Temple
A big festival called Lashkar Bonalu happened at a temple in Secunderabad.
Thousands of people came to see the goddess and give her special pots called Bonam.
Big leaders from the state and even a U.S. diplomat came to the temple.
The organizers made separate lines for women, regular visitors, special dancers, and VIPs.
They also set up medical tents in case someone got hurt.
A woman who was a jogini fell unconscious because of the crowd, and some joginis were upset with how the temple was managed.
Thousands of devotees gathered at Ujjaini Mahankali Temple in Secunderabad for the Lashkar Bonalu Jatara, part of the two‑day Ashada Bonalu festival.
State leaders, including Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and Endowments Minister Konda Surekha, offered silk clothes to the goddess.
VIPs such as former Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatraya, Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar, and American Consul General Laura Williams also participated, carrying Bonam.
Separate queues were set up for women with Bonam, general public, joginis, and VIPs, and three medical camps were established.
A jogini fell unconscious amid the crowd, and some joginis expressed dissatisfaction with the Endowments Department’s management.
- Who
- Devotees, state leaders, VIPs, joginis, and local officials
- What
- Celebration of the Lashkar Bonalu Jatara with offerings of Bonam to Goddess Sri Ujjaini Mahankali
- When
- Sunday, the first day of the two‑day Ashada Bonalu festival
- Where
- Ujjaini Mahankali Temple in Secunderabad, Hyderabad
- Why
- To honor the goddess and participate in the traditional Bonalu festival
- Event
- Lashkar Bonalu Jatara
- Date
- Sunday, first day of Ashada Bonalu festival
- Location
- Ujjaini Mahankali Temple, Secunderabad, Hyderabad
- Participants
- Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, Endowments Minister Konda Surekha, former Governor Bandaru Dattatraya, Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar, American Consul General Laura Williams, and others
- Highlights
- Separate queues for women with Bonam, general public, joginis, and VIPs; three medical camps; jogini incident