Bonalu - This is a festival of offering to Godess Mahankali. This folk festival of Bonalu is famous in the Telangana region brings an offering to the Godess Mahankali. The Mahankali temple is located in the busy streets of Secunderabad area. The festival period starts in this region and continues for every week in different places.

The Dance of balancing pots with the colourfully dressed female danceres balancing pots (Bonalu), step to the rythemic beats and tunes in praise of the village diety Mahankali. Male dancers called the Potharajus follow the female Dancers to the temple lashing whips and emerald margosa leaves tied around their waists adding colour to the roaring trumpets and pulsating percussion.