Hyderabad: Chief Minister KCR extended 'Bathukamma' festival greetings to women and girls of Telangana. Bathukamma, a festival where flowers are worshiped as a Goddess, has become a symbol of Telangana's self-respect and unique cultural existence. He said that the Bathukamma festival is being celebrated as a state festival. The State government has great respect for the cultural traditions of Telangana. Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan extended warm greetings to women on the occasion of the 'Bathukamma' festival. Bathukamma is a special festival associated with nature. It is a lifetime celebration for Telangana women, she said.
Bathukamma is a floral festival celebrated by the women of Telangana. The festival will be celebrated for nine days starting on 'Pitru Amavasyai on October 14 and celebrated for nine days. It starts on the day of Mahalaya Amavasya and the nine-day festivities will culminate with 'Saddula Bathukamma' or 'Pedda Bathukamma.'
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My heartiest wishes to all the sisters of Telangana on the colorful occasion of #Bathukamma, the flower festival.
— Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan (@DrTamilisaiGuv) October 14, 2023 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
Looking forward to celebrate Bathukamma with public at Raj Bhavan,#Hyderabad.
తెలంగాణా సోదరీమణులందరికీ పూల పండుగ #బతుకమ్మ సందర్భంగా నా హృదయపూర్వక శుభాకాంక్షలు.… pic.twitter.com/INs3Ju4PRT
">My heartiest wishes to all the sisters of Telangana on the colorful occasion of #Bathukamma, the flower festival.
— Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan (@DrTamilisaiGuv) October 14, 2023
Looking forward to celebrate Bathukamma with public at Raj Bhavan,#Hyderabad.
తెలంగాణా సోదరీమణులందరికీ పూల పండుగ #బతుకమ్మ సందర్భంగా నా హృదయపూర్వక శుభాకాంక్షలు.… pic.twitter.com/INs3Ju4PRTMy heartiest wishes to all the sisters of Telangana on the colorful occasion of #Bathukamma, the flower festival.
— Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan (@DrTamilisaiGuv) October 14, 2023
Looking forward to celebrate Bathukamma with public at Raj Bhavan,#Hyderabad.
తెలంగాణా సోదరీమణులందరికీ పూల పండుగ #బతుకమ్మ సందర్భంగా నా హృదయపూర్వక శుభాకాంక్షలు.… pic.twitter.com/INs3Ju4PRT
In Telugu, ‘Bathukamma' means ‘Mother Goddess come Alive’. Bathukamma is a beautiful flower stack, arranged with different unique seasonal flowers most of them with medicinal values, in seven concentric layers in the shape of temple gopuram. It is usually brothers, who bring flowers to their mother and sisters to arrange 'Bathukamma'.
Historically, 'Bathukamma' means 'the festival of life'. It also marks the celebration of feminity in the Deccan region, during which women of Telangana dress up in traditional saris, combining them with jewellery and other accessories. Teenage girls wear half-sarees combining it with jewellery to bring out the traditional grace of the attire.
The 'Bathukamma' festival is very special for Telangana people. Irrespective of whether it is a village or city, this festival is celebrated with great splendour across the state for nine days. The first day of the festival begins with the 'Engili Puvvula Bathukamma'. The last day ends with the 'Saddula Bathukamma'. "Women worship Gods and Goddesses by offering flowers. But, Bathukamma is a unique tradition of worshiping flowers. The specialty of this festival is to make beautiful 'Bathukammas' with flowers like Tangedu, Gunugu, Katla and Gummadi.
A special day to worship nature. 'Bathukamma' festival, which is a symbol of the existence of Telangana. The specialty of this festival is to make beautiful 'Bathukammas' with flowers like Thangedu, Gunugu, Katla and Gummadi. Women compete in arranging 'Bathukammas'. In the evening they go to the temples or the banks of tanks and gather there and circumambulate around the Bathukammas and sing songs in praising Goddesses. Different kinds of delicacies are offered to Goddess Gauramma for nine days with devotion.
