Telangana (Bathukamma) Rajiv Rathore Written 6 year ago 0 0 3767 Although Telangana has recently stood up to it’s feet. 0 0 0 Telangana has also bifurcated some special festivals for it. 0 0 0 Bathukamma is one of the most special festivals of Telangana which involves worship of goddess Gauri and consequent celebrations. 0 0 0 Bathukamma is a colourful and vibrant festival of Telangana and celebrated by women. 0 0 0 With flowers that grow exclusively in each region. This festival is a symbol of Telangana’s cultural identity. 0 0 0 Bathukamma comes during the latter half of monsoon, before the onset of winter. 0 1 0 The monsoon rains usually bring plenty of water into the fresh water ponds of Telangana. 0 0 0 And it is also the time when wild flowers bloom in various vibrant colors all across the uncultivated and barren plains of the region. 0 0 0 The most abundant of these are the ‘gunuka poolu’ and ‘tangedu poolu’. 0 0 0 There are other flowers too like the banti, chemanti, nandi-vardhanam etc. 0 0 0 The festival begins a week before the grand ‘Saddula Batukamma’ which falls two days before Dussehra. 0 0 0 On the last day, the men folk of the house go into the wild plains and gather the flowers like gunuka and tangedi. 0 0 0 They bring home bagfuls of these flowers and the entire household sits down to make the big ‘Batukamma’. 0 0 0 The flowers are carefully arranged row after row in a brass plate (called taambalam) in circular rows and in alternate colors. 0 0 0 Batukamma celebrates the inherent relationship between earth, water and the human beings. 0 0 0 The flowers used in Batukamma have a great quality of purifying water. 0 0 0
Although Telangana has recently stood up to it’s feet.
Telangana has also bifurcated some special festivals for it.
Bathukamma is one of the most special festivals of Telangana which involves worship of goddess Gauri and consequent celebrations.
Bathukamma is a colourful 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 fresh water ponds of Telangana.
And it is also the time when wild flowers bloom in various vibrant colors all across the uncultivated and barren plains of the region.
The most abundant of these are the ‘gunuka poolu’ and ‘tangedu poolu’.
There are other flowers too like the banti, chemanti, nandi-vardhanam etc.
The festival begins a week before the grand ‘Saddula Batukamma’ which falls two days before Dussehra.
On the last day, the men folk of the house go into the wild plains and gather the flowers like gunuka and tangedi.
They bring home bagfuls of these flowers and the entire household sits down to make the big ‘Batukamma’.
The flowers are carefully arranged row after row in a brass plate (called taambalam) in circular rows and in alternate colors.
Batukamma celebrates the inherent relationship between earth, water and the human beings.
The flowers used in Batukamma have a great quality of purifying water.