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Bathukamma is a popular festival celebrated by the Hindu women of Telangana, India. It is followed by Boddemma which is One 7 days occasion.
This occasion falls in the a few several weeks of September/October known as as
Ashvin or Aswiyuja. Bathukamma occasion is popular for nine days during Durga Navratri.
It starts on the day of Mahalaya Amavasya. It indicates two days before Dussera
known as as Durgashtami. On the final day, the finishing ceremony of Bathukamma
panduga is popular as an outstanding occasion – Pedda Bathukamma or Saddula Bathukamma.
SIGNIFICANCE
Bathukamma is a amazing flower selection, structured with regular flowers, in seven
concentric stages, of potter’s clay-based like a reel. Bathuku in Telugu indicates
live/life, and Amma indicates mom, hence Bathukamma, is popular for the wonder,
later denoted as Goddess Gauri - the Goddess of womanhood.
During the occasion, Goddess
Gauri is worshipped by means of Bathukamma. Women search for her delights for success
and a good season. Colors, blossoms and water are all innate to the occasion and
the goddess herself is not one based in a shrine but turmeric extract and placed
on top of conical flower arrangements that represent both life and eternity in their
colours. The goddess is designed each season and engrossed usually on the Tenth
day of the occasion in local water bodies. There was a distinct grandeur and to
a smaller level still is that one can only associate with a occasion of the characteristics,
where fun and play is the order of the day. This biggest occasion of Telanagna area,
Batukamma occasion was started hundreds of years ago and still famous as huge social
occasion in this region.
Preparation Of Bathukamma
On this day, the men of the home go into the outrageous flatlands and collect blossoms
like gunuka , tangedi, lotus, alli, katla and teku, which blossom in this period
in various vivid shades all across the uncultivated and barren plains of the region..
Women begin preparing bathukamma fromafternoon. They cut the flowers making the
little duration platform, some dip in colours, some fragrant and organize them ona
wide plate known as as tambalamu, and collection them up in a conical mound, designed
with a pumpkin flower on top of the collection.
Saddula Bathukamma
This occasion is famous for nine days and indicates on Durgastami. The top level
day is known as Saddula Bathukamma. On this day they enjoy into the small hours
before leaving their Bathukamma in water. Lakes and water bodies floating with bathukammas
in the nights is a treat to the eyes. Maleeda, a prasadam made of jaggery, is ready
on this day and distributed at the end of the occasion. People wanting to look at
Bathukamma occasion being famous in its true feeling and full wonder must visit
Warangal on its last day i.e. 2 days before occasion of Dussehra. Only women are
permitted, and male companions must wait outside the grounds.
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