Saddula Bathukamma was celebrated with traditional fervour across Karimnagar and Rajanna-Sircilla districts. While the festival is typically observed on the ninth day of Engilipula Bathukamma, towns like Vemulawada continue celebrations for seven days.
Karimnagar witnessed vibrant celebrations on Sunday as Engilipula Bathukamma marked the beginning of the nine-day floral festival. Women and girls dressed in festive attire gathered in localities to sing traditional songs and immerse flower arrangements in nearby water bodies. Local bodies ensured smooth conduct by cleaning venues and providing basic amenities.
Women and girls attired in colourful sarees and wearing jewelry played Bathukamma in their localities by singing Bathukamma songs by making rounds around systematically arranged flowers.
Farmers who go for plantation of Sitamma Jada crop this time avoided it anticipating that there may not be much demand for this variety of flower due to pandemic. A majority of the farmers did not sow the crop.
