Overview

• The floral festival opened on Mahalaya Amavasya with Engili Poola Bathukamma, marking the start of ancestral tributes and traditional offerings.
• Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka led the inaugural ceremony in Hanamkonda, joined by ministers Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, Jupally Krishna Rao, Konda Surekha, Seethakka, and MP Kadiyam Kavya.
• The Telangana Cultural Department and Music Academy are organizing large-scale events, including a Kakatiya dance and a dance-drama on Chakali Ailamma at the launch.
• District officials inspected lighting, water and sanitation arrangements as police stepped up security for large public gatherings statewide.
• Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy issued festival greetings as celebrations proceed toward a planned Hyderabad finale at Tank Bund on September 30, with additional city events scheduled this week.