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Karimnagar: Elaborate arrangements have been made for Saddula Bathukamma celebrations in Karimnagar town. The Municipal Corporation of Karimnagar has developed Bathukamma immersion points at 20 places at a cost of Rs 2 crore. A new bathukamma ghat was also developed spending Rs 5 lakh on the bund of Lower Manair Dam near Gouthaminagar, 11th division […]

Hyderabad: Expressing satisfaction over the successful conduct of the Bathukamma festival organized across the State, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao thanked the people of the State for making the annual event a great success. He also extended greetings to the people on the occasion of ‘Saddhula Bathukamma’, the last day of the Bathukamma festival falling […]

Bathukamma, a popular festival of flowers observed in every nook and cranny of the State celebrates our relationship with nature, love, life, and sisterhood.

Hyderabad: Eight years after coming to power, the BJP-led union government organised the Bathukamma festival celebrations officially at newly inaugurated Kartavyapath near India Gate in New Delhi on Tuesday. Though union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy touted it as a grand celebration to be attended by the Who’s Who in Delhi, none but himself and […]

Attired in colorful sarees and jewellery, Transgender community played Bathukamma with floral arrangements and by singing Bathukamma songs.

The shocking incident occurred at Veerapur in Sangareddy district on Sunday night.

Addressing the second session of Telangana Poetry Festival at the PV Narasimha Rao Veterinary University, Nims Liaison Officer Dr. Martha Ramesh said Bathukamma festival is a flower festival like no other in the world.

Adilabad: After a lull of two years brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, the streets, junctions and premises of temples in the erstwhile Adilabad district came alive on Sunday with the air reverberating with folk songs of Bathukamma as the nine-day floral festival began. Dressed in their finest, women from all walks of life arrived […]

The nine-day festival, which went global last year with a special showcase on the world’s largest screen on the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, will be celebrated in eight countries this year.

Mayor G Vijaya Laxmi and Deputy Mayor Mothe Srilatha Shoban Reddy invited MLC K Kavitha for Bathukamma celebrations at People’s Plaza, PV Narasimha Rao Marg, on September 30.

The Chief Minister said Bathukamma festivities reflect Telangana’s culture and women celebrate the festival by decorating Bathukamma with colourful flowers and dance and sing in villages and towns across the State.

Students make 10-foot ice sculpture of Bathukamma by using high-end electrical European carving tools and some saws and chisels from the Oriental School of Sculpture.

The main celebrations will be held on October 3 which will be celebrated as Saddula Bathukamma.

Mayor Gundu Sudharani along with municipal commissioner P Pravinya has held a review meeting with the officials on various development works under the GWMC limits.

Arrangements are being made for distributing Bathukamma saris to eligible beneficiaries in erstwhile Adilabad district soon.

A total of 24 locations across the city have been selected for installation of these unique ponds that can be assembled and set up when needed and filled with water

Washington: Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leader and MLC K Kavitha inaugurated Telangana Pavilion at the 17th Convention and Youth Conference of the American Telugu Association (ATA) in Washington DC on Saturday (local time). The leader launched a book on ‘Bathukamma’ on the occasion. She also participated in a meet organised by the ATA representatives in […]

Hyderabad: MLC K Kavitha will inaugurate Telangana Pavilion at the 17th Convention and Youth Conference of the American Telugu Association (ATA) in Washington DC on July 2. She will also participate in the prime meet organised by the ATA representatives in the city. The 17th Convention and Youth Conference of ATA will be held at […]

Hyderabad: Amidst his whirlwind tour, Industries Minister and TRS Working president KT Rama Rao on Saturday visited the TRS NRI London cell president Anil Kurmachalam’s residence. Since a decade, Anil Kurmachalam has been relentlessly working for the promotion of TRS party, apart from actively supporting the Telangana Movement. He briefed the Industries Minister about the […]

Hyderabad: Bathukamma represents the cultural spirit of Telangana. And soon people will be able to learn everything about this festival — right from arranging the flowers, to the songs and dance – on a YouTube channel named ‘Gadigolu’. Started by Sudheer Kumar Phandra, a businessman from Jagtial, the YouTube channel will also contain videos of […]