Telangana’s floral festival Bathukamma off to a colourful start

Sep 29, 2019

Hyderabad (Telangana), Sep 29 (ANI): Women celebrated the nine-day floral festival, Bathukamma in Telangana. This year the festival is being celebrated from September 28 to October 6. Bathukamma is a festival celebrated by the women on a grand scale. Alike Durga Pooja, devotees perform rituals and worship Hindu deity Gauri Devi in the form of Bathukamma. For nine days, different names are given to the Hindu deity. The festival commences with Engili Pula Bathukamma and culminates with Saddula Bathukamma on the last day. "We celebrate Bathukamma year with the same zeal and happiness. I come here every year with my family members. We exchange gifts with each other and we do participate and dance to celebrate. This is a nine-day festival and we celebrate the ninth day on a greater scale," a local named Varsha said. Several seasonal flowers having medicinal values are used to make the idols. On the last day of the festival, devotees immerse the idol in Bathukamma Ghat at Tank Bund lake.