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| Bonalu Festival |
| Indian artists dressed as Hindu Goddess MahaKali perform with fire during the final procession of the eleven day traditional festival of ’Bonalu’ at Sri Akkanna Madanna Mahankali Temple in Hyderabad on July 16, 2012. The word "Bonalu" is derived from the Telugu language word "Bhojanalu", the food offered to Goddess Kali, the Hindu goddess of power. Photo: AFP |
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| Bonalu Festival |
| Performers dressed up as different forms of the Hindu Goddess Mahakali take part in the annual Hindu religious festival of Bonalu in Hyderabad. The main ritual in the month-long festival involves offering cooked rice, jaggery, curd, water and other dishes, which are brought by women in earthen pots. Devotees believe that the offerings ward off evils and epidemics during the monsoon season. Photo: REUTERS |
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| A performer looks on at the Bonalu festival in Hyderabad. Photo: REUTERS |
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| A performer gets his make-up done at the Bonalu festival in Hyderabad. Photo: REUTERS |
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| An Indian artist applies make up before a performance at the Bonalu festival in Hyderabad. Photo: AP |
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| An Indian artist draws a tattoo on the body before a performance at the Bonalu festival in Hyderabad. Photo: AP |
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| A Hindu woman dressed as goddess Mahakali performs at the Bonalu festival in Hyderabad. Photo: AP |
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| Indian artists wait to perform at the Bonalu festival in Hyderabad. Photo: AP |
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| An Indian artist dressed as Hindu Goddess MahaKali performs at the Bonalu festival in Hyderabad. Photo: AFP |
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| Indian artists dressed up as Hindu Goddess MahaKali perform in a trance during the final procession of the eleventh day of the Bonalu festival in Hyderabad. Photo: AFP |
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| Indian artists dressed as Avathar (L) perform at the Bonalu festival in Hyderabad. Photo: AFP |
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| An Indian artist dressed as Hindu Goddess MahaKali performs at the Bonalu festival in Hyderabad. Photo: AFP |
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| Indian artists dressed as Hindu Goddess MahaKali (L) and Potharaju perform in a trance at the Bonalu festival in Hyderabad. Photo: AFP |
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| Indian artists dressed as Hindu Goddess MahaKali perform at the Bonalu festival in Hyderabad. Photo: AFP |
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| Indian artists dressed as Hindu Goddess MahaKali perform at the Bonalu festival in Hyderabad. Photo: AFP |
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| A performer (R) dresses up before taking part in the Bonalu festival in Hyderabad. Photo: REUTERS |
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| Performers get dressed up as they prepare to take part in the Bonalu festival in Hyderabad. Photo: REUTERS |
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| Bonalu Festival |
| An Indian artist performs with fire during a procession of "Bonalu" festival in Hyderabad. Photo: AP |
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| Bonalu Festival |
| A performer blows fire from his mouth as he performs at the Bonalu festival in Hyderabad. Photo: REUTERS |
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