Hyderabad City: Upon the invitation of Sri Akkanna Madanna temple management, City Police Commissioner Mr. CV Anand along with his wife Mrs. Lalita Anand visited the temple and flagged off the Ghatam procession.
Amidst huge crowd, the caparisoned Elephant (Ambari) procession started from Haribowli (Akkanna Madanna temple) and passed through Gowlipura – Laldarwaza ,-Sha Ali banda-Charminar before concluding at Nayapool (Delhi Gate).
Narrating the interesting history of the temple CP Mr. Anand said that Bonalu celebrations dated to 17th century and an integral part of the Telangana culture and been recognized as the state festival by the state government after the formation of Telanagana.
The state government, City police, GHMC and endowment departments coordinated efforts played crucial role to facilitate the devotees and made all arrangements, he said.
Mr.DS Chauhan IPS, Addl.CP L&O; Mr.AV Ranganath IPS, Jt.CP Traffic; Mr.Kartikeya IPS, Jt.CP CAR Hqtrs; Mr.P.Vishwa Prasad IPS Jt.CP SB, Mr.Saichaitanya IPS, DCP South zone and Dattatreya, secretary – Akkanna Madanna temple and other officers were present.
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B. Bharath Reddy
