Hyderabad, July 19 (Hydnow): Noted Bonalu festival was held here at goddess Simhavahini Mahankali temple in Lal Darwaja in the old city without public participation as part of Corona restrictions.
Temple Committee Chairman J Lakshmi Narayan Goud with his family members has offered the Bonam to the goddess Simhavahini Mahankali at the temple during morning hours.
Temple pujaris offered the rituals of the Bonalu in morning and Kalyanam in the evening.
According to information Rangam will be conducted at the temple on Monday followed by Potharaju offers to dance at the premises. Public were not allowed to attend the ritual by police with barricades and traffic diversion in the area.
As per the government has instructions to check corona virus spread, the temple officials have not allowed the people. After the ritual, Goud said that due to corona restrictions we participated in the festival and offered Bonalu. We prayed the goddess to remove virus and disease problems and enable people to attend next year, he said. (Hydnow)