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Bhadrapada · Amavasya

Bathukammaबतुकम्मा

Bathukamma 2026 runs from Saturday, 10 October to Sunday, 18 October 2026 in Columbus, OH, and Flowers for Engili Pula: 7:36 AM–12:10 PM EDT, UTC−4.

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Columbus · Saturday, 10 October 2026

The day, hour by hour

  1. Flowers for Engili Pula

    7:36 AM – 12:10 PMFriday, 9 October

    Engili Pula's flowers are gathered the day before, in the morning, and kept overnight in water or a wet cloth.

  2. The stacking

    2:27 PM – 4:43 PM

    The afternoon: the big Bathukamma and the small one are stacked, Gauramma is seated at the top, and the day's naivedyam is made.

  3. The circle

    4:43 PM – 7:00 PM

    From about four until the sun sets: the Bathukammas are carried out, set down together, and played round in the women's circle of songs.

  4. On the water

    7:00 PM – 9:31 PM

    As darkness falls the Bathukammas are set on the water, and the vayanam is given and taken. On Saddula this is the procession after dark.

  5. The flowers

    7:38 AM – 12:10 PMSunday, 11 October

    The flowers are fetched in the morning while they are fresh, from the fields or the market, for the evening's Bathukamma.

  6. The stacking

    2:26 PM – 4:42 PMSunday, 11 October

    The afternoon: the big Bathukamma and the small one are stacked, Gauramma is seated at the top, and the day's naivedyam is made.

  7. The circle

    4:42 PM – 6:58 PMSunday, 11 October

    From about four until the sun sets: the Bathukammas are carried out, set down together, and played round in the women's circle of songs.

  8. On the water

    6:58 PM – 9:30 PMSunday, 11 October

    As darkness falls the Bathukammas are set on the water, and the vayanam is given and taken. On Saddula this is the procession after dark.

  9. The flowers

    7:39 AM – 12:10 PMMonday, 12 October

    The flowers are fetched in the morning while they are fresh, from the fields or the market, for the evening's Bathukamma.

  10. The stacking

    2:26 PM – 4:41 PMMonday, 12 October

    The afternoon: the big Bathukamma and the small one are stacked, Gauramma is seated at the top, and the day's naivedyam is made.

  11. The circle

    4:41 PM – 6:57 PMMonday, 12 October

    From about four until the sun sets: the Bathukammas are carried out, set down together, and played round in the women's circle of songs.

  12. On the water

    6:57 PM – 9:29 PMMonday, 12 October

    As darkness falls the Bathukammas are set on the water, and the vayanam is given and taken. On Saddula this is the procession after dark.

  13. The flowers

    7:40 AM – 12:10 PMTuesday, 13 October

    The flowers are fetched in the morning while they are fresh, from the fields or the market, for the evening's Bathukamma.

  14. The stacking

    2:25 PM – 4:40 PMTuesday, 13 October

    The afternoon: the big Bathukamma and the small one are stacked, Gauramma is seated at the top, and the day's naivedyam is made.

  15. The circle

    4:40 PM – 6:55 PMTuesday, 13 October

    From about four until the sun sets: the Bathukammas are carried out, set down together, and played round in the women's circle of songs.

  16. On the water

    6:55 PM – 9:28 PMTuesday, 13 October

    As darkness falls the Bathukammas are set on the water, and the vayanam is given and taken. On Saddula this is the procession after dark.

  17. The flowers

    7:41 AM – 12:10 PMWednesday, 14 October

    The flowers are fetched in the morning while they are fresh, from the fields or the market, for the evening's Bathukamma.

  18. The stacking

    2:25 PM – 4:39 PMWednesday, 14 October

    The afternoon: the big Bathukamma and the small one are stacked, Gauramma is seated at the top, and the day's naivedyam is made.

  19. The circle

    4:39 PM – 6:54 PMWednesday, 14 October

    From about four until the sun sets: the Bathukammas are carried out, set down together, and played round in the women's circle of songs.

  20. On the water

    6:54 PM – 9:27 PMWednesday, 14 October

    As darkness falls the Bathukammas are set on the water, and the vayanam is given and taken. On Saddula this is the procession after dark.

  21. The flowers

    7:43 AM – 12:10 PMThursday, 15 October

    The flowers are fetched in the morning while they are fresh, from the fields or the market, for the evening's Bathukamma.

  22. The stacking

    2:24 PM – 4:38 PMThursday, 15 October

    The afternoon: the big Bathukamma and the small one are stacked, Gauramma is seated at the top, and the day's naivedyam is made.

  23. The circle

    4:38 PM – 6:52 PMThursday, 15 October

    From about four until the sun sets: the Bathukammas are carried out, set down together, and played round in the women's circle of songs.

  24. On the water

    6:52 PM – 9:26 PMThursday, 15 October

    As darkness falls the Bathukammas are set on the water, and the vayanam is given and taken. On Saddula this is the procession after dark.

  25. The flowers

    7:44 AM – 12:10 PMFriday, 16 October

    The flowers are fetched in the morning while they are fresh, from the fields or the market, for the evening's Bathukamma.

  26. The stacking

    2:24 PM – 4:37 PMFriday, 16 October

    The afternoon: the big Bathukamma and the small one are stacked, Gauramma is seated at the top, and the day's naivedyam is made.

  27. The circle

    4:37 PM – 6:51 PMFriday, 16 October

    From about four until the sun sets: the Bathukammas are carried out, set down together, and played round in the women's circle of songs.

  28. On the water

    6:51 PM – 9:25 PMFriday, 16 October

    As darkness falls the Bathukammas are set on the water, and the vayanam is given and taken. On Saddula this is the procession after dark.

  29. The flowers

    7:45 AM – 12:11 PMSaturday, 17 October

    The flowers are fetched in the morning while they are fresh, from the fields or the market, for the evening's Bathukamma.

  30. The stacking

    2:23 PM – 4:36 PMSaturday, 17 October

    The afternoon: the big Bathukamma and the small one are stacked, Gauramma is seated at the top, and the day's naivedyam is made.

  31. The circle

    4:36 PM – 6:49 PMSaturday, 17 October

    From about four until the sun sets: the Bathukammas are carried out, set down together, and played round in the women's circle of songs.

  32. On the water

    6:49 PM – 9:24 PMSaturday, 17 October

    As darkness falls the Bathukammas are set on the water, and the vayanam is given and taken. On Saddula this is the procession after dark.

  33. The flowers

    7:46 AM – 12:11 PMSunday, 18 October

    The flowers are fetched in the morning while they are fresh, from the fields or the market, for the evening's Bathukamma.

  34. Saddula's stacking

    9:58 AM – 4:35 PMSunday, 18 October

    Saddula's Bathukamma is the biggest of the year, and it is stacked from the morning; it takes most of the day.

  35. The circle

    4:35 PM – 6:48 PMSunday, 18 October

    From about four until the sun sets: the Bathukammas are carried out, set down together, and played round in the women's circle of songs.

  36. On the water

    6:48 PM – 9:23 PMSunday, 18 October

    As darkness falls the Bathukammas are set on the water, and the vayanam is given and taken. On Saddula this is the procession after dark.

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Times for Columbus, OH in EDT, UTC−4, rounded to the minute, computed by Kalava's engine for this town's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise. How

Telangana's own festival of flowers: for nine evenings the women stack tangedu and gunugu into a Bathukamma, set Gauramma in turmeric on top, sing round it and give it to the water. Its name means 'live, mother', after the girl in the old song who lived, and what the women sing in the circle is their own lives.

Every town is its own sunrise

Bathukamma 2026 in other towns

Highlighted rows keep the day on another date than India. Tap a town for its full day.

TownDateFlowers for Engili Pula
Delhi10 Oct–18 Oct6:18 AM–10:58 AM
Mumbai10 Oct–18 Oct6:31 AM–11:15 AM
Kolkata10 Oct–18 Oct5:31 AM–10:13 AM
Chennai10 Oct–18 Oct5:59 AM–10:45 AM
Bengaluru10 Oct–18 Oct6:09 AM–10:55 AM
Hyderabad10 Oct–18 Oct6:08 AM–10:52 AM
Ahmedabad10 Oct–18 Oct6:34 AM–11:16 AM
Jaipur10 Oct–18 Oct6:23 AM–11:04 AM
Lucknow10 Oct–18 Oct6:02 AM–10:43 AM
Patna10 Oct–18 Oct5:45 AM–10:26 AM
Abroad
Columbus US10 Oct–18 Oct7:36 AM–12:10 PM
London GB10 Oct–18 Oct7:14 AM–11:41 AM
Leicester GB10 Oct–18 Oct7:19 AM–11:45 AM
Birmingham GB10 Oct–18 Oct7:22 AM–11:48 AM
New York US10 Oct–18 Oct7:01 AM–11:35 AM
Edison US10 Oct–18 Oct7:02 AM–11:36 AM
Jersey City US10 Oct–18 Oct7:01 AM–11:35 AM
Chicago US10 Oct–18 Oct6:56 AM–11:29 AM
Houston US10 Oct–18 Oct7:20 AM–11:59 AM
Dallas US10 Oct–18 Oct7:27 AM–12:05 PM
San Francisco US10 Oct–18 Oct7:13 AM–11:48 AM
San Jose US10 Oct–18 Oct7:10 AM–11:46 AM
Los Angeles US10 Oct–18 Oct6:54 AM–11:31 AM
Atlanta US10 Oct–18 Oct7:38 AM–12:15 PM
Washington, DC US10 Oct–18 Oct7:12 AM–11:46 AM
Boston US10 Oct–18 Oct6:50 AM–11:23 AM
Seattle US10 Oct–18 Oct7:20 AM–11:49 AM
Toronto CA10 Oct–18 Oct7:25 AM–11:56 AM
Brampton CA10 Oct–18 Oct7:26 AM–11:58 AM
Vancouver CA10 Oct–18 Oct7:25 AM–11:52 AM
Sydney AU10 Oct–18 Oct6:22 AM–11:27 AM
Melbourne AU10 Oct–18 Oct6:44 AM–11:51 AM
Auckland NZ10 Oct–18 Oct6:46 AM–11:52 AM
Singapore SG10 Oct–18 Oct6:49 AM–11:40 AM
Kuala Lumpur MY10 Oct–18 Oct6:59 AM–11:48 AM
Dubai AE10 Oct–18 Oct6:14 AM–10:56 AM
Doha QA10 Oct–18 Oct5:29 AM–10:11 AM
Nairobi KE10 Oct–18 Oct6:16 AM–11:07 AM
Durban ZA10 Oct–18 Oct5:25 AM–10:28 AM
Port Louis MU10 Oct–18 Oct5:45 AM–10:43 AM

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How Bathukamma is kept

Katha

How Bathukamma was born

Of all the songs sung round the Bathukamma, one tells how she was born, and in many villages it is sung first, before any other.

Puja vidhi

34 steps, each drawn

The method at the day's own hours, every mantra with its meaning.

Samagri

20 things to set out

Every item pictured, a list to tick and send.

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The days around it

Sharad NavratriThe nine nights of the Devi: the kalash set on the first morning, and one of Her forms given puja each day.