🌸 Bathukamma
Telangana Floral Festival - Women's Festival
📅 September-October 2026 (9 Days)
📜 Bathukamma Story & Significance
Bathukamma means "Come alive, Mother". This festival is dedicated to Goddess Gauri. According to one story, it is celebrated for the peace of princess Lakshmi who died of grief after her husband's death.
According to another story, Goddess Gauri killed demons Chikkudu-Pikkudu and saved people. In that joy, people celebrate this festival.
📅 Bathukamma 9 Days
Day 1
Engili Poola Bathukamma
Day 2
Atukula Bathukamma
Day 3
Muddapappu Bathukamma
Day 4
Nanabiyyam Bathukamma
Day 5
Atla Bathukamma
Day 6
Aligina Bathukamma
Day 7
Vepakayala Bathukamma
Day 8
Vennmuddala Bathukamma
Day 9
Saddula Bathukamma (Final)
🌺 Bathukamma Flowers
Special flowers used for making Bathukamma:
Tangedu
Gunugu
Banti (Marigold)
Chamanti
Katla
Gummadi
Sitamma Jadalu
🎯 Bathukamma Traditions
- 🌸 Making Bathukamma with flowers - 7 layers
- 👩 Women forming circles and dancing, singing
- 🏞️ Immersing Bathukamma in lake in evening
- 🍚 Offerings - Flattened rice, sesame, jaggery
- 👕 New sarees, silk clothes
- 🎵 Singing Bathukamma songs
Famous Bathukamma Song
Bathukamma Bathukamma Uyyalo
Bangaru Bathukamma Uyyalo
Bangaru Bathukamma Uyyalo
🎊 Telangana State Festival
After Telangana state formation in 2014, Bathukamma was recognized as an official state festival. Telangana government distributes free sarees to women on "Saddula Bathukamma" day every year.
Grand Bathukamma celebrations are held at Tank Bund, Hussain Sagar, Osmania University and other areas. Thousands of women gather to dance and sing together.