The historic Bonalu of Ujjaini Mahankali temple at Secunderabad got off to a grand start on Sunday with thousands of devotees swarming for darshan and carrying bonam offerings.
Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, along with his wife Shobha, took part in the prayers by offering silk clothes to the deity around 1 p.m. The priests offered them a ‘purnakumbh’ welcome amid Vedic chanting. Minister for Animal Husbandry T. Srinivas Yadav and Minister for Endowments A. Indrakaran Reddy, were among other ministerial colleagues, who turned up at the temple and joined Mr.Rao. MLC Kalvakuntla Kavitha , who is also the Chief Minister’s daughter, arrived at the temple, carrying a golden bonam as her offering to the deity and performed special prayers.
Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee president A. Revanth Reddy, in a statement, said he prayed for the well-being of the people of the State. Congress Legislature Party leader Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and his wife Nandini also carried a bonam and silk clothes as offering to Mahankali.
