Hyderabad, Aug. 10 -- The annual Hyderabad Old City Bonalu festival will conclude on Monday, August 10, with a traditional procession through some of the historic areas of the city.

The procession will pass through Lal Darwaza, Shahalibanda, Charminar and Pathergatti before reaching the Nayapul temple near the Musi River.

Around 2,000 police personnel have been deployed along the procession route as part of the security arrangements.

Bonalu procession and Rangam today

The two-day celebrations will conclude with Rangam, the traditional oracle prediction ceremony at the Akkanna Madanna temple.

This will be followed by a combined procession carrying the ghatam of Goddess Mahankali on a caparisoned elephant.

The procession will move thr...