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This flower mandatory in Ganesh festivities in Medak
The flower is called Venkaiah Puvvu in local parlance. In rural parts of most part of the north Telangana districts, this festival is also celebrated as Venkaiah Panduga which is inspired by the name of the flower.
Medak: Unlike other parts of India, the use of the Flame Lilly (Gloriosa superba), the Zimbabwe National flower, is a must in Ganesh festivities in Medak and Siddipet districts.
The flower is called Venkaiah Puvvu in local parlance. In rural parts of most part of the north Telangana districts, this festival is also celebrated as Venkaiah Panduga which is inspired by the name of the flower.
Apart from the Flame Lilly, the leaves of the Uttareni Plant or Prickly Chalf Flower (Achyranthes aspera) is mandatory in the Ganesh puja. Rural people will use newly harvested Maize, Vanagaya (tender tamarind) and others in the Puja.
The farmers will also respect their bulls and cattle herders in the Ganesha puja by placing clay-made idols of bulls and cattle herders in the Puja.
Speaking to Telangana Today, a woman from Gajwel, K Lakshmi said that they will use the Venkaiah Puvvu in the festivities without a miss. “I have seen my mother and grandmothers using the flowers traditionally which they told me they learned from their mothers,” she said.