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Bathukamma
Telangana's flower festival: women stack seasonal flowers into a cone and sing around it for nine evenings.
When is Bathukamma in 2026?
Bathukamma 2026 runs from 10 to 18 October 2026. Other years: 2027, 29 September to 7 October 2027; 2028, 18 to 26 September 2028.
About Bathukamma
Bathukamma is the state festival of Telangana, celebrated over nine days leading up to Dussehra. Women and girls gather wild and garden flowers, such as marigold, celosia, tangedu and gunuka, and stack them in concentric circles into a conical mound, the bathukamma, which stands for the goddess Gauri. In the evening they carry them to a clearing, set them in the middle, and sing in a circle, clapping and moving round and round. On the last day, called Saddula Bathukamma, the stacks are carried to a pond or lake and floated on the water, and the group sing a farewell. Each day has a special snack, often from sesame, jaggery and maize.
Bathukamma dates: 2026, 2027, 2028
| Year | Bathukamma date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 to 18 October 2026 |
| 2027 | 29 September to 7 October 2027 |
| 2028 | 18 to 26 September 2028 |
What is eaten
- sesame laddu
- maize snacks
- pulihora
Also part of it, and being written: Telangana (The state that adopted the festival as its own.), Gauri (The goddess honoured in the flowers.), Dussehra (The festival that ends the nine days.).
Written by the EveryParampara desk with AI assistance. Background: "Bathukamma" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.