Somewhere Over the Rainbow #18 With Prats in our memories - Page 14

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Good Morning Rainbow Friends😃



Day 1, Goddess Shailputri: This is the first manifestation of goddess Durga. In this form, the goddess has the collective power of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh. According to Hindu scriptures, she holds a trishul and a lotus in her hands, and rides a bull called Nandi.

Here in Telangana State the people celebrate Durga Puja as Batukamma Puja. The pictorial depiction as show below:

Bathukamma is floral festival celebrated by the Hindu women of Telangana.^[1][2] Every year this festival is celebrated as per Shalivahana calendar for nine days starting Bhadrapada Amavasya (also known as Mahalaya Amavasya or Pitru Amavasya) till Durgashtami, usually in SeptemberOctober of Gregorian calendar. Bathukamma is celebrated for nine days during Durga Navratri. It starts on the day of Mahalaya Amavasya and the 9-day festivities will culminate on "Saddula Bathukamma" or "Pedda Bathukamma" festival on Ashwayuja Ashtami, popularly known as Durgashtami which is two days before Dussehra. Bathukamma is followed by Boddemma, which is a 7-day festival. Boddemma festival that marks the ending of Varsha Ruthu whereas Bathukamma festival indicates the beginning of Sarad or Sharath Ruthu.

Bathukamma represents cultural spirit of Telangana^{[citation needed][3]}. Bathukamma is a beautiful flower stack, arranged with different unique seasonal flowers most of them with medicinal values, in seven concentric layers in the shape of temple gopuram. In Telugu, Bathukamma' means Mother Goddess come Alive' and Goddess Maha Gauri-Life Giver' is worshipped in the form of Bathukamma the patron goddess of womanhood, Maha Gauri Devi. It is also celebrated in some cities in Andhra Pradesh like Vizag.

It is the festival for feminine felicitation. On this special occasion women dress up in the traditional sari combining it with jewels and other accessories. Teenage Girls wear Langa-Oni/Half-Sarees/Lehenga Choli combining it with jewels in order to bring out the traditional grace of the attire. The 2017 dates are September 20 - 28

While in my home town in Durg, Chhattisgarh Durga Puja is celebration with much pomp and Joy. I always enjoy this festival there very much.

Hello my dear Rainbow friends !❤️ Everyone is getting wet because of incessant rains at their respective places! Branka must be enjoying the rain and cool weather prior to winter!🤗

Good Night Rainbow Friends😃

Thank you Vibha and Padmaja for beautiful storyes about celebrations in your country 😊