Overview

• The Hyderabad Ummadi Devalayala Uregimpu Committee presented a ‘Bangaru Bonam’ to Goddess Kanaka Durga atop Indrakeeladri in Vijayawada.
• Processions in Vijayawada featured folk troupes performing Dappu Nrutyam, Kolatam, Nemali Nrutyam and Tappetlu.
• At Golconda Fort, devotees carried decorated bonams on their heads and ascended to the Goddess Jagadambika Yellamma shrine to offer prayers.
• Festival rituals at Golconda Fort began at 7 a.m. and continued late into the night, drawing nearly 100,000 visitors on Sunday.
• Police deployed over 650 officers, installed 85 CCTV cameras and set up control rooms, barricades and medical teams to regulate crowds and ensure safety.