18 Famous Telangana Fairs and Festivals Names List 2022
When compared to other Telugu-speaking regions, Telangana has a culture that is quite distinct and is a separate state from the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh. The festivals of Telangana are marked with well-defined rituals, legends, veritable customs, and characterized by colors. Consequently, the calendar in Telangana has a multi-hued tapestry of celebrations with innumerable festivals and fairs.
The celebrations of Telangana are unique to themselves as they are customized per the lore and legend of the region. So let us know more about this article.
18 Main Festivals Celebrated in Telangana with Images:
The festivals of Telangana creates equal and uniform fervor of festivities as it encompasses people of all castes and faiths. The two things that are unique to the state are the exceptional veneration of female deities and the universality of the festivities.
1. Bathukamma Festival:
Bathukamma festival is one of the famous festivals of Telangana and is celebrated before the onset of winter during half monsoon. First, Bathukamma is decorated by attractively placing different varieties of flowers. Then, women and children identify the bathukamma in the center and sing songs moving around it, rhythmically clapping their hands. Then, at last, the bathukamma is immersed in the water. The reason for this celebration is that the flowers can cleanse the rivers and lakes naturally.
- Key Attraction: Young girls and Women sing beautiful songs and dance around the Bathukamma arrangement.
- When: September-October.
- Where: All over Telangana.
- Duration of Festival: Nine days.
2. Bonalu Festival:
Bonas are one of the traditional folk festivals celebrated in the twin cities of Secunderabad and Hyderabad and other parts of Telangana during the Telugu month of Ashada (July or August). During this festival, women prepare Bonam (brass pot) filled with milk, jaggery and cooked rice and perform special pujas for Mahakali Amma. The pot is decorated with turmeric, neem leaves, kumkum and is offered to Goddess as a thanksgiving by carrying on their heads.
