Telangana's Bathukamma Festival In 8 Countries, K Kavitha-Led NGO To Host
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The 'festival of flowers' is celebrated for nine days during Navratris, a time considered auspicious as the crop season changes
Telangana's floral festival Bathukamma will be celebrated in eight countries this year in an initiative by a non-profit organisation, Telangana Jagruthi, led by Kalvakuntla Kavitha, a member of the state's Legislative Council.
The festival, to be celebrated from September 25 to October 3 this year, pays respects to nature by making large stacks of flowers, called Bathukamma. It got global attention last year after it was showcased on a screen at Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, in Dubai.
Today, MLC Kavitha, daughter of Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, launched the posters for the global Bathukamma celebrations.
"The festival espouses the philosophy of 'what comes from nature goes into nature'," says the organisation's website.
