{"id":66127,"date":"2026-10-11T10:59:52","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T05:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=66127"},"modified":"2026-10-11T13:18:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T07:48:41","slug":"bathukamma-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/bathukamma-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Bathukamma Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Bathukamma Festival Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Telangana&#8217;s special festival of flowers Bathukamma, began with Engilipula Bathukamma.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Bathukamma Festival<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>floral festival celebrated<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by the <\/span><b>women folk of Telangana.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>History Behind Bathukamma<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The term \u201cBathukamma\u201d translates to <\/span><b>\u201cMother Goddess Come Alive\u201d,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> reflecting the divine feminine energy and protection.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Folklore connects the festival to legends <\/span><b>of Goddess Gauri<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and her miraculous survival as well as <\/span><b>King Dhramangada and Queen Satyavati<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the Chola dynasty.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Historically, the <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/kakatiya-dynasty\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kakatiya dynasty<\/a> emphasized Bathukamma<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as a celebration of feminine strength and agricultural prosperity.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every year this festival is celebrated usually in <\/span><b>September\u2013October<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the Gregorian calendar.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Cultural Traditions:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is celebrated for <\/span><b>nine days during Durga Navratri<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the 9-day festivities will culminate on \u201c<\/span><b>Saddula Bathukamma\u201d or \u201cPedda Bathukamma\u201d festival.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bathukamma is followed by Boddemma<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which is a 7-day festival.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>State Festival:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It has been declared as the <\/span><b>Telangana State Festival.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/bathukamma-festival-begins-in-telangana-celebrating-flowers-nature-and-cultural-traditions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">News On Air<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bathukamma Festival is Telangana\u2019s floral festival celebrating womanhood, nature and devotion, rooted in legends of Goddess Gauri and local folklore. 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