Bathukamma 2024 Start and End Dates: What Are the Bathukamma 9 Days Names? Know All About Annual Flower-Festival of Telangana

Bathukamma is an annual flower festival celebrated by the women of Telangana and some parts of Andhra Pradesh. The central theme of the festival is the worship of Bathukamma, which is a beautiful floral arrangement in the shape of a temple gopuram. The festival of Bathukamma is celebrated as per the Sathavahana calendar for nine days starting on Pitru Amavasya, which usually coincides with the months of September–October of the Gregorian calendar. Bathukamma is celebrated for nine days and corresponds to the festivals of Sharad Navratri and Durga Puja. It starts on the day of Mahalaya Amavasya and the 9-day festivities will culminate on ‘Saddula Bathukamma’, also known as ‘Pedda Bathukamma’. This year, Bathukamma 2024 will start on October 1 and will culminate on October 9. October 2024 Festivals, Events and Holidays Calendar: Navratri, Durga Puja, Diwali – Complete List of Important National and International Days and Dates.

Know Bathukamma 9 Days Names

The nine nights of the Bathukamma festival are known as Engili pula Bathukamma, Atukula Bathukamma, Muddapappu Bathukamma, Nanabiyyam Bathukamma, Atla Bathukamma, Aligina Bathukamma or (Alaka bhathukamma), Vepakayala Bathukamma, Vennela muddala Bathukamma and Saddhula Bathukamma. In this article, let’s learn more about the Bathukamma 2024 start and end dates and all about the flower festival of Telangana.

Bathukamma 2024 Start and End Dates

Bathukamma 2024 will start on October 1 and end on October 9.

Bathukamma Significance

Bathukamma is an important annual festival for the people of Telangana and is celebrated with great fervour and enthusiasm. The festival represents the cultural spirit of Telangana. In Telugu, ‘Bathukamma' means ‘Mother Goddess coming alive’. During the festival, a beautiful flower stack is arranged with different seasonal flowers, most of them with medicinal values, in seven concentric layers in the shape of a temple gopuram. It is usually brothers who bring flowers to their mother and sisters to arrange the Bathukamma.

Bathukamma is followed by a 7-day festival called as Boddemma. The Boddemma festival marks the ending of Varsha Ruthu whereas Bathukamma marks the beginning of Sarad or Sharath Ruthu.

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