HYDERABAD: The Archaeological Survey of India’s epigraphy division has traced the Bonalu festival’s roots to at least 1516 C.E., challenging the commonly cited claim that the tradition began in the ...

Hyderabad | A large number of devotees and several political leaders converged at the Goddess Mahakaali temples in the city on Sunday to celebrate the 'bonalu' festival during the Hindu month of ...

Hyderabad: What has long been believed to be a 19th century tradition born out of a plague-era vow now finds its roots in the early 16th century, reshaping the cultural timeline of Telangana's most ...

Written in Telugu language and script, it is precisely dated to Saka 1438 (1516 CE), Dhatu year, Jyestha month, Sukla Paksha, third day (May 4, Sunday). HYDERABAD: An inscription dating back to the ...