Bonalu - Decorated Carts or Palaharapu Band

These are highly decorated carts made of light wood and drawn by decked up rams. Statues of the goddess are placed in these carts and Potharaju leads the procession lashing himself with a whip.

As the carts approach the temple Potharaju takes the reins from around a ram's neck and holding the rein with his teeth, starts dragging the cart while walking on his knees, to the sanctorum.

Ladies carry Bonalu on their heads in earthen or brass pots contain Pongal - a delicious dish made from milk, rice and molasses. The pots are smeared with vermilion and turmeric. The ladies, clad in the best of their clothes, offer this Pongal to the goddess. The beauty of the situation is to be experienced – it cannot be expressed in words.