Bathukamma Festival is a flower festival.
It is celebrated in Telangana and parts of Andhra Pradesh.
It is celebrated in the months of September to October.
The festival spans nine days.
It coincides with the days of Durga Puja and Navratri.
The Bathukamma Festival marks the beginning of Autumn or the Sarad Ritu.
It is a celebration of femininity and is primarily celebrated by women.
Flowers are arranged in seven concentric layers known as Bathukamma as a ritual during this festival.
Women dress up in their traditional sarees and wear lots of jewellery for the festival.
Women are given flowers by their sons and brothers to make the Bathukamma arrangement.