Saddula Bathukamma celebrations conclude across erstwhile Adilabad district

Saddula Bathukamma, Telangana’s floral festival finale, was celebrated across the erstwhile Adilabad district on Sunday night. Thousands of women gathered at temples and public venues, worshipped floral arrangements, shared prasadam and immersed them in nearby water bodies amid safety measures.

Adilabad: Saddula Bathukamma or finale of Telangana’s unique floral festival was celebrated on a grand note across erstwhile Adilabad district on Sunday night.

Women from all walks of life, dressed in their best, danced to songs hailing the goddess at the venues of the festival on streets, at junctions and temples in rural parts and towns of Adilabad, Mancherial, Nirmal and Kumram Bheem Asifabad districts.

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The Sri Laxminarasimha Swamy temple in Jainath mandal centre witnessed the colorful celebrations of the revelry with thousands of women celebrating the festival from evening till early morning. Many other shrines and important junctions came alive with the grand celebrations.

Meanwhile, similar grand celebrations were organized on the premises of Sri Vishwanatha Swamy temple of the town and some important junctions in Mancherial at Pochamma Cheruvu in Bellampalli towns.

They sculpted idols of Bathukamma, weaving various vibrant colored flowers in conical shapes. They arrived at the venues by carrying idols on their heads after worshipping the deity.
The women prepared different sweet dishes or Prasadam to present to the goddess. They shared the eatables with their dear ones and friends at the venues. They ceremoniously immersed idols in nearby tanks, streams, and water bodies by taking out procession, marking the conclusion of the festival of the flowers.

Security measures were created at the tanks to prevent untoward incidents. Barricades were erected to avoid traffic snarls. The venues of immersion were lit and workers were pressed by local municipalities to immerse the idols.