HYDERABAD: Narayanaguda is set for the Sadar Utsav Mela, the buffalo festival the Yadav community celebrates after Diwali. The mela at YMCA Narayanaguda runs from 7 PM on Tuesday to 4 AM on Wednesday, and Hyderabad Traffic Police have announced diversions around the venue, Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) D. Joel Davis said.
At Sadar, families parade decorated buffaloes, some trained to rear up on their hind legs, to band music. The large gathering at Narayanaguda YMCA, known as Pedda Sadar, draws crowds from across the city. The festival is also called Dunnapothula Panduga in Telugu.
Key diversions
- Traffic from RTC X Roads and Crown Cafe towards YMCA diverted at Narayanaguda X Roads towards Himayatnagar
- Traffic from Ramkoti and Lingampally X Roads diverted at Kachiguda X Roads towards Sultan Bazar
- Traffic from Barkatpura Chaman towards YMCA diverted at Post Office Junction towards Crown Cafe
- Secunderabad–Koti RTC buses to run via Barkatpura, Post Office Junction, Bagh Lingampally, VST and RTC X Roads
Visitors can park at the Keshav Memorial College grounds, which hold 400 two-wheelers and 400 cars. Police have set up a helpline, 9010203626, for emergency travel help.
