Bathukamma festivity reaches crescendo
The Hindu
Clad in festive finery, women step out in hordes to twirl and sing
Days to go before the Saddula Bathukamma, the sounds of uyyala songs in all their variations rent the air.
In Kukatpally, sandwiched between the Anjaneya Swamy temple and old houses with tiled roofs, women started walking in with their flower arrangements at 6 p.m. in the area known as Bathukamma Ground.
As a senior citizen sat down on a chair and took the mike to sing Bathukamma songs from memory, the number of intricately arranged bouquets of flowers in the centre of the circle kept on increasing. Women dressed in festive finery with their sparkling gems and shimmering jewellery stepped out of SUVs with their flower arrangement before joining the troupe to clap, strike a rhythm with their feet and move in a circle.
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