Telangana’s Dasara: Festival of Flowers, Bathukamma

Telangana’s Dasara: Festival of Flowers, Bathukamma

Bathukamma is a colorful and vibrant festival of Telangana and celebrated by women, with flowers that grow exclusively in each region. This festival is a symbol of Telangana’s cultural identity. Bathukamma comes during the latter half of monsoon, before the onset of winter. The monsoon rains usually bring plenty of water into the freshwater ponds of Telangana and it is also the time when wildflowers bloom in various vibrant colors all across the uncultivated and […]

 October 19, 2020
Batukamma : Telangana’s “Navratri” – Significance and Rituals

Batukamma : Telangana’s “Navratri” – Significance and Rituals

Batukamma : Telangana’s Navratri celebrated as Floral Festival – Significance and Rituals “Bathukamma” is a colourful floral festival of Telangana and is celebrated by womenfolk with exotic flowers of the region. The festival has over the years became a symbol of Telangana culture and identity.  Bathukamma is celebrated for nine days during Durga Navratri. It starts on the day of Mahalaya Amavasya and the 9-day festivities will culminate on “Saddula Bathukamma” or “Pedda Bathukamma” festival […]

 September 20, 2017