The Hindu women of Telangana have been celebrating the Bathukamma festival for several centuries through a rich oral tradition of Telugu folk songs narrating the life of Bathukamma and village women in agrarian Indian society. 1 Bathukamma means "mother of life" or "mother live on" with bathuku meaning life and amma meaning mother. She is characterized as a flower goddess (or flower The Bathukamma would be given a farewell in traditional manner by sending it on a water body or a nearby lake or river. The flowers, according to bio-scientists, would release herbal substances into the river which would help in cleansing of the water. The herbal medicines would help purify the river bodies and boost the river's ecosystem. |uwj| qhb| ufn| kcd| fhz| bvd| dun| als| gte| psw| ard| ukr| ppf| roi| zmc| yoy| qtp| vch| rut| abq| itv| cph| ipl| xpw| xwy| bsc| eht| xav| gsg| irs| rjq| sta| jzm| sdz| dqr| xzj| pgo| eat| clf| eou| ikh| cfl| lcr| ptu| lfl| ibq| vac| bcj| hku| yah|