Bathukamma - wikipedia Bathukamma Bathukamma Also called Telangana 's Floral Festival Observed by Women of the Telangana State and some parts of Andhra Pradesh, India Type Spring Festival of Goddess Gauri Celebrations 9 days Observances Begins Mahalaya Amavasya, PetharAmasa Ends Durgashtami Date September / October Frequency Annual Related to Dasara Bathukamma is floral festival celebrated predominantly by the Hindu women of Telangana as well as Andhra Pradesh. Every year this festival is celebrated as per Shalivahana calendar for nine days starting Bhadrapada Amavasya ( also known as Mahalaya Amavasya or Pitru Amavasya ) till Durgashtami, usually in September -- October of Gregorian calendar. Bathukamma is celebrated for nine days during Durga Navratri. It starts on the day of Mahalaya Amavasya and the 9 - day festivities will culminate on `` Saddula Bathukamma '' or `` Pedda Bathukamma '' festival on Ashwayuja Ashtami, popularly known as Durgashtami which is two days before Dussehra. Bathukamma is followed by Boddemma, which is a 7 - day festival. Boddemma festival that marks the ending of Varsha Ruthu whereas Bathukamma festival indicates the beginning of Sarad or Sharath Ruthu. Bathukamma represents cultural spirit of Telangana. Bathukamma is a beautiful flower stack, arranged with different unique seasonal flowers most of them with medicinal values, in seven concentric layers in the shape of temple gopuram. In Telugu, ' Bathukamma ' means ' Mother Goddess come Alive ' and Goddess Maha Gauri - ' Life Giver ' is worshipped in the form of Bathukamma -- the patron goddess of womanhood, Maha Gauri Devi. It is also celebrated in some cities in Andhra Pradesh like Vizag. It is the festival for feminine felicitation. On this special occasion women dress up in the traditional sari combining it with jewels and other accessories. Teenage Girls wear Langa - Oni / Half - Sarees / Lehenga Choli combining it with jewels in order to bring out the traditional grace of the attire. The 2017 dates are September 20 - 28. Day1 - Engili pula Bhathukamma Day2 - Atukula Bhathukamma Day3 - Muddappappu Bhathukamma Day4 - Nanbiyyam Bhathukamma Day5 - Atla Bhathukamma Day6 - Aligina Bhathukamma ( alaka Bhathukamma ) Day7 - Vepakayala Bhathukamma Day8 - Venna muddala Bhathukamma Day9 - Saddula Bhathukamma Contents 1 History 2 Preparation 3 The Ritual 3.1 Saddula Bathukamma 4 Myth 5 Other Versions 6 References 7 External links History Vemulavaada Chalukya were sub-feudatories of Raastrakoota kings. In the wars between Chola kings and Raastrakootas these Chalukyas sided the Raastrakootas. In 973 AD Rastrakoota sub-feudal chalukya lord Tailapudu - 2 defeated the last king Karkudu - 2 of raashtrakoota kings and established independent Kalyani Chalukya kingdom. The present Telangana region was under his authority. After the death of Tailapudu - 2 in 997 AD his son Satyaasrayudu became the king. In the erstwhile kingdom of Vemulavaada ( present Karimnagar District ), Rajarajeswara temple is popular. Rajarajeswara received worship from Telangana people as their beloved deity. Chola king, Paraantaka Sundara Chola was in troubles while defending the attack from Raastrakoota kings. Learning that Rajarajeswara will help those in troubles Paraantaka chola turned as his devotee. Also, he named his son as Raja Raja. This is evident from Arikesari epigraph. Raja Raja Chola ruled between 985 - 1014 AD. His son Rajendra Chola attacked as a Chief of Army and stood victorious on Satyaasraya. As a sign of his victory he destroyed Rajeswara 's temple and took the Bruhat ( huge ) Siva linga to his father as a gift. In 1006 AD Raja Raja Chola had started building a temple to this huge Sivalinga ( Brihadeswara ). In 1010 AD he installed this Linga. Chola kings also announced in Tamil epigraphs that this Brihadeswara temple is built from the wealth looted in the attack on Vemulavaada Chalukya kingdom. Even now the similarities between the Sivalinga of Vemulavaada Bheemeswaralayam and Sivalinga of Brihadeeswaralayam of Tanjavuru can be seen. Taking away the Sivalinga from Vemulavaada to Tanjavuru downhearted people of Telangana. After leaving Telangana in the form of Linga, along with an attempt to console Paarvathi ( Bruhadamma ) in the temple here and to inform sorrowfulness to Cholas, Batukamma is arranged with flowers like Meru mountain. On its top Gouramma made with turmeric is placed and is recounted with sing and play for nine days. Dispatching her in water and calling her back took a shape of a festival. Batukamma name is derived from Bruhadamma. Batukamma festival is a social denouncing movement practiced from 1000 years. Only songs are sung with mother Goddess Parvathi 's name with comforting, who is without shiva... Preparation On first five days women will clean their vakili ( courtyard ), cow dung mixed with water is spread in the courtyard as a ground - base, decorate the ground - base with managala aakara or muggu patterns or rangoli made of rice flour. For the first five days Batukamma is prepared with cow dung. Five small lumps in cone shape are arranged in the vakili. Men in the house gather flowers Bathukamma_Flowers from the wild plains like Celosia, Senna, Marigold, Chrysanthemum, Indian Lotus, Cucurbita leaves & flowers, Cucumis Sativus leaves & flowers, Memecylon edule, Tridax procumbens, Trachyspermum ammi, Katla, Teku Flowers, etc., which bloom in this season in various vibrant colors all across the uncultivated and barren plains of the region. Preparing a Bathukamma is a folk art. Women start preparing Bathukamma from the afternoon. They cut the flowers leaving the little length base, some dip Gunugu ( Celosia ) flowers in various vibrant colours, some scented and arrange them on a wide plate called Thambalam The ritual For the nine days, in the evening, women, especially young girls, gather in large numbers with their Bathukammas in open areas of their locality. All women will form a circle around the Bathukamma and start singing folk songs by clapping their hands and revolving around the Bathukamma, synchronizing steps and claps in unison provide a splendorous look to the festivities. Women seek good health, prosperity and happiness for their families. The songs are to invoke the blessings of various goddesses. By principle, the rendition end with any one of the following three tributes Uyyaala - ఉయ్యాల, Chandamama - చందమామ or Gouramma - Telangana Women Celebrating Bathukamma Each day has a name mainly signifying the type of `` naivedyam '' ( food offering ) offered. Most of the naivedyam ( food offering ) offered are very simple to prepare, and usually young children or young girls are mainly involved in the preparation of the offerings for the first eight days of the festival. The last day, called saddula Bathukamma is when all the women take part in the preparation. Following is the list of names for each day and the naivedyam offered on that day. 1 ) Engili pula Bathukamma - The first day of the festival falls on Mahalaya Amavasya, also known as Pethara Amavasya in Telangana region. Food offering / Naivedyam : Nuvvulu ( Sesame seeds ) with biyyampindi ( rice flour ) or nookalu ( coarsely ground wet rice ). 2 ) Atkula Bathukamma : The second day is called Atkula bathukamma, falls on the Padyami ( first day ) of Ashwayuja masam. Food offering / Naivedyam : Sappidi pappu ( Bland boiled lentils ), bellam ( jaggery ), and atkulu ( flattened parboiled rice ) 3 ) Muddapappu Bathukamma : The third day of Bathukamma falls on Vidiya / second day of Ashwayuja masam. Food offering / Naivedyam : muddapappu ( softened boiled lentils ), milk and bellam ( jaggery ) 4 ) Nanabiyyam Bathukamma : The fourth day falls on thidiya / third day of Ashwayuja masam. Food offering / Naivedyam : nananesina biyyam ( wet rice ), milk, and bellam ( jaggery ) 5 ) Atla Bathukamma : The fifth day falls on the chathurdi / fourth day of Ashwayuja masam. Food offering / Naivedyam : uppidi pindi atlu ( pan cakes made from wheatlets ), or Dosa 6 ) Aligina Bathukamma : The sixth day falls on the panchami / fifth day of Ashwayuja masam. No food offering is made. 7 ) Vepakayala Bathukamma : The seventh day falls on the sashti / sixth day of Ashwayuja masam. Food offering / Naivedyam : rice flour shaped into the fruits of neem tree is deepfried. 8 ) Vennamuddala Bathukamma : The eight day falls on sapthami / seventh day of Ashwayuja masam. Food offering / Naivedyam : nuvvulu ( sesame ), Venna ( Butter ) or ghee ( clarified butter ), and bellam ( jaggery ) 9 ) Saddula Bathukamma : The ninth day of bathukamma is celebrated on ashtami / eight day of Ashwayuja masam, and coincides with Durgashtami. Food offering / Naivedyam : Five types of cooked rice dishes : perugannam saddi ( curd rice ), chinthapandu pulihora saddi ( tamarind rice ), nimmakaya saddi ( lemon rice ), kobbara saddi ( coconut rice ) and nuvvula saddi ( sesame rice ) Saddula Bathukamma This festival is celebrated for nine days and concludes on Durgastami. The last day of the festival is called Saddula Bathukamma. On this final day immersion of Bathukamma ( Bathukamma Visarjan ) in water bodies is celebrated with utmost devotion and enthusiasm with rhythmic drum beats throughout Telangana. The evening offers a beautiful, calming and a peaceful visual treat. Guramma ( a symbolic idol of Gowri made of turmeric ) is taken back from Bathukamma before immersion and every married woman applies a paste of this, on her Mangala sutra that marks the solemnization of her marriage and also her husband is protected from all evils and ill fate. Maleeda For 9 days of festival each day a Nivedyam or a special dish is prepared and offered to the goddess. Generally ingredients of the dishes are Corn ( మొక్క జొన్నలు ), Sorghum ( జొన్నలు ), Bajra ( సజ్జలు ), Black Gram ( మినుములు ), Bengal Gram ( శనగలు ), Green Gram ( పెసర్లు ), Ground Nuts ( పల్లి ), Sesame ( నువ్వులు ), Wheat ( గోధుమలు ), Rice ( బియ్యము ), Cashew Nut ( Kaju ), Jaggery ( బెల్లం ), Milk ( పాలు ) etc. Maleeda - a combination of Roti and Jaggery, is prepared on this day and distributed at the end of the event. Myth Once upon a time, King Dharmangada of Chola Dynasty used to rule South India. After many prayers and rituals, his wife gave birth to Goddess Lakshmi. Baby Lakshmi survived many accidents. So, the parents named her Bathukamma ( Bathuku = Life, Amma = Mother ). Since then Bathukamma festival is celebrated by young girls in Telangana. The purpose of this festival is to pray to the Goddess in the belief that the young girls would get husbands as per their wish, to teach the young girls how to take care of their in - laws, their husbands, be great women who respect elders, love people around them, be guides to their younger ones. Further, married women celebrate the festival to pray to the Goddess for good health and prosperity of their families. 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Krishnamurti Sai Baba Vivekananda Nigamananda Yogananda Ramachandra Dattatrya Ranade Tibbetibaba Trailanga Other topics Balinese Hinduism Calendar Criticism Denominations Iconography Mythology Nationalism ( Hindutva ) Persecution Pilgrimage sites Hinduism and Jainism / and Judaism Hinduism by country Glossary of Hinduism terms Hinduism portal Bathukamma means ' come back to life mother ' and it is an asking for Goddess Sati to return. Legend has it that Sati returned as Goddess Parvati and therefore the festival is also dedicated to Goddess Parvati. There are many myths behind this festival. According to one myth Goddess Gauri killed ' Mahishasura ' the demon after a fierce fight. After this act, she went to sleep on the ' Aswayuja Padyami ', due to fatigue. The devotees prayed to her to wake up, and she woke up on the Dasami. The other being Bathukamma, as the daughter of the ' Chola ' King ' Dharmangada ' and ' Satyavati '. The king and queen lost their 100 sons in the battlefield and prayed to Goddess Lakshmi to be born in their house, as their child. Goddess Lakshmi heard their sincere prayers and chose to oblige them. When Lakshmi was born in the royal palace, all the sages came to bless her and they blessed her with immortality `` Bathukamma or Live Forever ''. Bathukamma or ' Shakthi ', according to one legend, is a lover of flowers. Flowers are arranged on a square wooden plank or a square bamboo frame with the size of frames tapering off to form a pinnacle on top. They resemble the shape of a temple ' Gopura '. Gauramma ( a symbolic idol of Gowri made of turmeric ) is placed on top of the flowers. This little floral mountain is worshipped as Goddess Bathukamma. This festival is celebrated with joy and gaiety. During these celebrations, there are dance performances, music, dramas and a variety of entertainments as thousands of tourists and locals too, flock to witness the happenings. ' Jataras ' are also held during this month long celebrations... References Jump up ^ Bathukamma festival begins in Telangana Jump up ^ Chinese guests to savour Telangana 's flavour this Bathukamma Jump up ^ ) http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/like-tilak-well-promote-culture-to-cement-our-telangana-identity/articleshow/60837439.cms Like Tilak, we 'll promote culture to cement our Telangana identity ) Jump up ^ `` Bathukamma Essence ''. http://telanganatourism.gov.in. Archived from the original on 09 / 19 / 2017. Retrieved 09 / 19 / 2017. 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Question: which festival in india is also known as festival of flowers
Answer: Bathukamma