Sangareddy (Telangana) [India], October 12 (ANI/GPRC): The National Panchayat Awards' Deen Dayal Upadhyay Awardee 2019-20, Zilla Parishad Chairperson Patlolla Manjusree Jaipal Reddy hosted a grand and vibrant celebration of the Bathukamma Festival at the Zilla Parishad Head Office.

Hyderabad Oct 24 PTI Telanganas traditional Bathukamma floral festival celebrated by the women folk was showcased on the worlds largest screen on Burj Khalifa in Dubai TRS MLC K Kavitha-led cultural organisation Telangana Jagruthi made arrangements to play the Bathukamma documentary on the big screen for invited delegates and separately for the local people on Saturday night a release from Kavithas office said here Dubais Burj Khalifa witnessed a unique show that celebrated Telanganas Bathukamma on October 23 The show was live across various platforms around the globe it said The screening featured the map of India map of Telangana Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao Bathukamma flowers with Allipoola Vennela playing the background as the heritage of India and Telangana outshined at Burj Khalifa The slogans of Jai Hind Jai Telangana and Jai KCR on the Burj Khalifa screen echoed with tears of joy and pride among the viewers it said The event was attended by Kavitha along with dignitaries from UAE and India who witnessed the historical moment In October first week Kavitha and filmmaker Gautham Vasudev Menon had launched a special Bathukamma song Mallipoola Vennela composed by music maestro A R Rahman This year the nine-day long festival was celebrated from October 6 to 14 Telangana Jagruthi a cultural and literary organisation that was formed during the statehood movement for Telangana has been working to preserve and celebrate the cultural heritage of Telangana it said Led by Kavitha Telangana Jagruthi has been working to empower the spirit of Telangana nationally as well as globally the release added PTI VVK SS SS

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 12 (ANI): To mark the annual floral festival of Telangana, more than 1,000 women police personnel of different ranks celebrated the Bathukamma festival with various traditional folk songs, dressed up in colourful and traditional attire in Hyderabad's Petla Burj on Monday.

Karimnagar (Telangana) [India], October 8 (ANI): The women of Jammikunta in Huzurabad here on Thursday while celebrating the 'Bathukamma' festival staged a protest against rising prices of the LPG by dancing around a cylinder and singing traditional songs.

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 5 (ANI): Music maestro AR Rahman and colossal filmmaker Gautham Vasudev Menon have come together to create magic for the Bathukamma festival with a new song produced by former Member of Parliament Kalvakuntla Kavitha led Telangana Jagruthi.