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Gollaprolu villagers celebrate Bonalu festival

KAKINADA: Scores of women offered ‘Bonalu’ to the village Goddess 'Padala Papa at Gollaprolu village in Kakinada District, despite severe rain on Thursday.

Indeed, the Bonalu tradition is rare in the Godavari districts.

However, some village residents in Godavari districts have been celebrating the Bonalu festival for a few months. The Padala Papa Goddess is well renowned in Gollaprolu, and hundreds of worshippers took part in the Bonalu celebrations by carrying Bonam and dancing in a large procession.

( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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