is observed as the state festival of Telangana since the states inception in 2014.
It is a flower festival celebrated mainly in Telangana and several parts of Andhra Pradesh.
Bathukamma means Goddess of Life. It is a collection of flowers stacked one layer at a time and rising in a series of concentric circles like the gopuram in South Indian temples.
It is made using locally grown flowers like Gunugu puvvu (Celosia), Thangedu puvvulu (Cassia auriculata), Gummadi puvvulu (Cucurbita), Vaama puvvulu (Ajwain), Banthi puvvu (Marigold), Chamanthi puvvulu (Chrysanthemum) etc.