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Telangana Launches Nine-Day Bathukamma Festival on Sunday

Officials frame the women-led floral celebration as a showcase of Telangana culture and nature.

Overview

  • State tourism and culture officials said the Thousand Pillar Temple in Warangal has been specially decorated for the inaugural ceremony.
  • Ministers Jupally Krishna Rao, Konda Surekha and Danasari ‘Seethakka’ Anasuya will participate in the opening festivities.
  • Events are scheduled across historic temples, heritage sites, pilgrimage centres and tourist destinations throughout the state.
  • The government’s program includes a planned attempt to host the largest Bathukamma gathering at Hyderabad’s LB Stadium.
  • Governor Jishnu Dev Varma and Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy issued festival greetings, emphasizing reverence for nature and the role of women.