Festival
Batukamma
బతుకమ్మ
📅 September 22, 2026 (Tuesday) — Saddula Batukamma
Batukamma is the floral festival of Telangana — a nine-day celebration where women stack seasonal flowers in a cone shape and celebrate Goddess Gauri (Batukamma) with songs, dances, and offerings. It is unique to Telangana culture.
Significance
Batukamma means 'Mother, come alive!' — an invocation to the life-giving Goddess. The festival celebrates womanhood, nature, and the bond between women. It falls during Bhadrapada Amavasya (Mahalaya) and concludes on Durga Ashtami. The flowers used — Tangedu, Gunugu, Seenthalu — are all medicinal plants.
Panchangam details for Tuesday, September 22, 2026:
🔭 Source: Prokerala API · Hyderabad (IST)Telugu Year
Season
Sharad Rutuvu (శరద్ ఋతువు) - Early Autumn
Month
Bhadrapada Maasam (భాద్రపద మాసం)
Paksha
Krishna Paksha (కృష్ణ పక్షం)
Tithi
Amavasya (అమావాస్య) — Mahalaya Amavasya (Saddula Batukamma)
Tithi Start Time
6:12 AM IST (Sep 22) — ends 7:44 AM IST (Sep 23)
Nakshatra ⭐
Hasta (హస్త) till 11:48 PM, then Chitra (చిత్ర)
Yoga 🧘
Vajra (వజ్ర)
Karana 🌓
Chatushpada (చతుష్పాద) from 6:12 AM
Sunrise 🌅
6:10 AM IST
Sunset 🌇
6:14 PM IST
Brahma Muhurtham
4:33 AM – 5:21 AM IST
Amrutha Gadhiyalu
Durmuhurtham
Traditions & Practices
Stacking seasonal flowers (Tangedu, Gunugu, Gouramma) in a cone pattern — the Batukamma
Women singing Batukamma songs (Batukamma Paatalu) in circles around the floral stack
Nine days of celebrations with different rituals each day
Saddula Batukamma (final day) — immersing the flower stack in a lake or pond
Offering Naivedyam — Nuvvula Laddu (sesame balls), Sakkara Pongali
Wearing silk sarees and traditional Telangana jewellery
Community bonding — women of all ages celebrating together
Bathukamma Panduga Subhakankshalu!
Wishing you and your family a blessed Batukamma!