Bonalu festival Bonalu is one of Telangana's most distinctive public festivals. The name is connected with bonam, a meal offered to the goddess. It expresses thanksgiving, fulfilled vows, and devotion to local forms of the Mother Goddess, especially Mahankali in Hyderabad and Secunderabad. Preparing and carrying the bonam Women prepare an offering of cooked rice; milk and jaggery are used in a widely described form, while recipes vary by temple and household. The food is plac