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Hyderabad deploys 2,000 police for Lal Darwaza Bonalu
Hyderabad police will deploy over 2,000 personnel for the Ashada Bonalu celebrations at the Lal Darwaza Sri Simhavahini Mahankali Temple, starting Sunday. City Police Commissioner V.C. Sajjanar took part in Shikhara Pooja…
The Story in Brief
Hyderabad police will deploy over 2,000 personnel for the Ashada Bonalu celebrations at the Lal Darwaza Sri Simhavahini Mahankali Temple, starting Sunday. City Police Commissioner V.C. Sajjanar took part in Shikhara Pooja and Dhwajarohanam ceremonies on Friday and said traffic and security arrangements are in place. Crime Branch and SHE Teams will keep round-the-clock vigil against eve-teasing and chain snatching, Telangana Today reports.
The festival, held for over 120 years, will see VIPs including Endowments Minister Konda Surekha and actor Vijay Deverakonda expected at the temple. Ghatam processions on Monday will pass through Charminar and culminate at Nayapool. Temple committees have arranged separate queues for women carrying Bonam.
The Indian Opinion
Bonalu is being sold as a security headache, but the real story is how a 120-year-old festival still runs on voluntary coordination. The police count of 2,000 is impressive only if it translates to orderly queues and no stampede. Watch whether the promised separate lanes for women actually work, and whether VIP visits disrupt the darshan for ordinary devotees. That will be the test of the arrangements, not the number of personnel.
Sources (2): thehindu.com, telanganatoday.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
