On this day, the men folk of the house go into the wild plains and gather the flowers like gunuka , tangedi, lotus, alli, katla, teku flowers, Which bloom in this season in various vibrant colors all across the uncultivated and barren plains of the region.
Women start preparing bathukamma from the afternoon. They cut the flowers leaving the little length base, some dip in colours, somescented and arrange them on a wide plate called as tambalamu, and stack them up in a conical mound, decorate with a pumpkin flower on top of stack.
Saddula Bathukamma
This festival is celebrated for nine days and concludes on Durgastami. The main festival day is called Saddula Bathukamma. On this day they celebrate into wee hours before leaving their Bathukamma in water.
Lakes and water bodies floating with bathukammas in the evenings is a treat to the eyes.
