Overview
- The Global Telangana Association Detroit Chapter hosted the event at the Studio Center in Farmington with reported attendance exceeding 1,500.
- Festivities opened with a Shami pooja led by temple priest Vara Prasad Sharma, who explained the significance of Dasara.
- Attendees brought hundreds of Bathukamma floral stacks and took part in devotional singing and circular dance.
- All participants were served a feast prepared by local restaurant Tawa, according to organizers.
- GTA USA and Detroit boards presented plaques to sponsors and prizes for a Best Bathukamma contest, while vendor stalls operated and the evening closed with a Daandiya program.