HYDERABAD: The city is set for the biggest night of the Sadar festival, the Yadav community's post-Diwali celebration of decorated buffaloes. The Sadar Utsav Mela will be held at YMCA, Narayanguda, from 7 PM on Tuesday, November 10, to 4 AM on Wednesday, and Hyderabad Traffic Police have announced diversions around the venue.
Traffic diversions
- Vehicles from Ramkoti, Lingampally, Vittalwadi and RTC Crossroads heading to Narayanguda will be sent on alternative routes.
- Diversions will also be in place at Barkatpura, Kachiguda, Post Office Junction and Crown Cafe.
- Secunderabad–Koti RTC buses will avoid YMCA and Narayanguda and run via Barkatpura, Post Office Junction, Bagh Lingampally and VST.
- Visitors can park at the Keshav Memorial College ground.
A state festival
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said at a Sadar Sammelan at Indira Park last week that the government had declared Sadar a state festival and allocated ₹5 crore. Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka said it would be held every year in all district headquarters. Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy, at the Chapel Bazaar celebrations on Saturday, called Sadar a tradition unique to Hyderabad and said Yadav families groom their buffaloes all year.
On Monday, a 16-year-old boy, Bhavani Shankar, collapsed and died while handling a buffalo at a Yadav Sadar Sammelan in LB Nagar. The cause of death is not yet known.
