Hyderabad: The pride and soul of Telangana's culture, the Saddula Bathukamma festival was held in a grand manner on Thursday. Bathukamma is a floral festival celebrated predominantly in Telangana and some parts of Andhra Pradesh, as per the Sathavahana calendar for nine days starting Mahalaya Amavasya till Durgashtami.
Especially in Warangal and Hanmakonda districts, people celebrated Bathukamma in a grand way, with the Padmakshigundam campus in Hanmkonda having been crowded with women who came to celebrate the floral festival. The Bathukammas were decorated very beautifully with different seasonal flowers. MLA Seethakka too participated in the celebrations at Thopukunta in Mulugu District.
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Under the auspices of the Telangana Language and Cultural Department at Ravindra Bharathi in Hyderabad, the Saddula Bathukamma celebrations were held in a grand manner.
Union Minister Kishan Reddy and former MP and BJP leader Vijayashanti took part in the Bathukamma celebrations organized by the Akshara Sphoorti organization in Bagh Lingampally. Bathukamma celebrations were held in Satyanarayana colony, Nagaram Municipality in Hyderabad. Women, children have enthusiastically participated in the festivities by singing and dancing.