telangana waves goodbye to Bappa and waits for Bathukamma to enter their homes. telangana women celebrate Bathukamma, a brilliant floral festival that honours the beauty of the lively nature found in a variety of flowers. According to the telugu calendar, the Bathukamma festival is typically observed beginning on the first day of Ashwayuja and lasts for nine days. The Bathukamma festival will get underway this year on september 25th, 2022. Additionally, Sadhula Bathukamma will occur on october 3, 2022.
The Origin
Bathukamma translates as "Mother Goddess awakened." The bathukamma celebration first appeared in AD 1006 during the Cholas era. history states that raja raja Chola stole a sizable shivalinga from Brihadeswara temple and put it in Brihadeeswaralayam of thanjavur following his gracious victory over the Vemulavada Chalukya empire. people in Vemulavada (modern-day telangana, sections of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Maharashtra) began arranging Bathukamma-Gouri Devi in the shape of Meru mountain to comfort Goddess parvathi after the stealing of the Shivalinga disappointed them.
How do you observe Bathukamma?
The Bathukamma celebration typically takes place in the second half of the monsoon season. And during this monsoon season, the rains fill up the lakes and ponds, causing various wildflowers like "tangedu," "gunuka," and others to bloom and become the primary flowers people[i]use to decorate Bathukamma.
The Origin
Bathukamma translates as "Mother Goddess awakened." The bathukamma celebration first appeared in AD 1006 during the Cholas era. history states that raja raja Chola stole a sizable shivalinga from Brihadeswara temple and put it in Brihadeeswaralayam of thanjavur following his gracious victory over the Vemulavada Chalukya empire. people in Vemulavada (modern-day telangana, sections of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Maharashtra) began arranging Bathukamma-Gouri Devi in the shape of Meru mountain to comfort Goddess parvathi after the stealing of the Shivalinga disappointed them.
How do you observe Bathukamma?
The Bathukamma celebration typically takes place in the second half of the monsoon season. And during this monsoon season, the rains fill up the lakes and ponds, causing various wildflowers like "tangedu," "gunuka," and others to bloom and become the primary flowers people[i]use to decorate Bathukamma.
