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- ↑ The Hindu : Telangana / Hyderabad News : Bonalu spirit envelops old city
- ↑ The Hindu : `Bonalu' festival concludes
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
