Bathukamma is a flower-festival celebrated by the women of Telangana and some parts of Andhra Pradesh. Every year this festival is celebrated as per the Sathavahana calendar for nine days starting on Pitru Amavasya, which usually coincides with the months September–October of the Gregorian calendar. The festival is filled with many colorful exotic flowers of the region and symbolizes the collective spirit of the people of Telangana. It is thought that the festival originated during the rule of a