Hyderabad, June 24 -- Telangana minister Konda Surekha on Wednesday, June 24, said this year's Ashadam Bonalu celebrations will be held across three municipal corporations in Hyderabad, expanding the festival's footprint beyond the single corporation limit of previous years.

Surekha chaired a coordination meeting for the Bonalu preparations via video conference at the MCR HRD Institute here, attended by ministers Ponnam Prabhakar and Mohammed Azharuddin, Director General of Police (DGP) CV Anand and Hyderabad Police Commissioner VC Sajjanar.

The celebrations will run from July 16 to August 13 across temples in Hyderabad, Secunderabad, Ranga Reddy and Medchal-Malkajgiri districts, beginning at the Golconda Sri Jagadamba Mahakali Temple....