Archive · 11 Oct 2026
Bathukamma Celebrations Begin Across Telangana for Nine Days
Bathukamma is a flower festival celebrated in Telangana.
It began on Saturday and lasts for nine days.
Women and girls made colourful flower arrangements called Bathukammas.
They prayed to Goddess Gauri, sang folk songs and danced together.
Celebrations took place in homes, public spaces, colleges and temples.
The festival brings families and neighbours together and celebrates nature and local traditions.
The tourism department also shared new Bathukamma songs.
The festivities will end with a celebration called Saddula Bathukamma.
The nine-day Bathukamma festival began on Saturday, with Engilipula Bathukamma marking its first day.
Women gathered across Telangana, including Hyderabad and the erstwhile Warangal district, to arrange seasonal flowers and celebrate.
Participants worshipped Goddess Gauri, sang traditional folk songs and danced around the floral arrangements.
The tourism department held special celebrations and unveiled Bathukamma songs produced to showcase Telangana’s cultural heritage.
The festival will conclude with Saddula Bathukamma; one report says it falls on Durgashtami.
- Who
- Women and girls across Telangana, including former minister Konda Surekha at Thota Grounds in Warangal.
- What
- The nine-day Bathukamma floral festival began with Engilipula Bathukamma.
- When
- Saturday, coinciding with Mahalaya Amavasya, according to one report.
- Where
- Across Telangana, including Hyderabad and locations in the erstwhile Warangal district.
- Why
- To celebrate Telangana’s cultural traditions, worship Goddess Gauri and honour the bond between people and nature.
Reported festival details
Shared account
Festival conclusion date
Reported festival details
The Hyderabad report says the festival culminates with Saddula Bathukamma on Durgashtami.
Shared account
The Warangal report says celebrations continue for nine days and conclude with Saddula Bathukamma, but does not specify Durgashtami.
- Festival
- Bathukamma, a nine-day floral festival of Telangana
- Opening day
- Engilipula Bathukamma
- Opening date
- Saturday; one report says it coincided with Mahalaya Amavasya
- Flowers mentioned
- Gunugu, tangedu, marigold and pumpkin flowers
- First-day offering
- A mixture of sesame seeds, rice flour and broken rice
- Warangal venue
- The historic Thousand Pillar Temple in Hanamkonda was among the gathering places
- Conclusion
- The festival concludes with Saddula Bathukamma; the Hyderabad report places it on Durgashtami
