Bathukamma concludes on a colourful note
The Hindu
Women in Hyderabad celebrated Saddula Bathukamma with joy, singing and dancing in praise of Goddess Gouramma. Contesting leaders of various parties joined in the festivities, immersing floral Bathukammas in tanks and water bodies. Thousands of women in Warangal also celebrated the event with joy. #Bathukamma #Hyderabad #Warangal #SaddulaBathukamma #GoddessGouramma #ModelCodeofConduct #Congress #BRS #BahujanSamajParty #Turmeric #Kumkum #Prasadams #ExoticFlowers.
The nine-day festivities of Bathukamma concluded as ‘Saddula Bathukamma’ on a colourful note on Sunday, with the womenfolk immersing floral Bathukammas in tanks and local water bodies.
Dressed in sarees and traditional attire, women sang songs and danced in unison in praise of Goddess Gouramma and sought blessings.
The concluding festivities were not missed by contesting leaders of various parties.
Bahujan Samaj Party leader R.S. Praveen Kumar participated in Sirpur Assembly constituency, his contesting place.
Congress contestant from Alair in Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri district Beerla llaiah and his family members were in a BC Colony in Yadagirigutta singing folk songs.
Saddula Bathukamma was conducted on a grand note in Warangal, where thousands of women walked with the floral decorations for immersion. Preparing several kinds of prasadams, decorating the Bathukamma with exotic flowers and offering turmeric and kumkum, Bathukkammas floated in the water tanks as a bed of flowers.
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