Bathukamma Celebrations During Diwali Festival : బతుకమ్మ పండుగ సరదాగా జరుపుకునేందుకు ఆ గ్రామస్థులు సిద్ధమయ్యారు. తీరొక్క పూలను ఏర్చి కూర్చి అందమైన బతుకమ్మలను పేర్చి ఈసాయంత్రం వీధుల్లో ఆడీ పాడనున్నారు. ఇప్పుడు బతుకమ్మ ఏంటా అని ఆశ్చర్యపోతున్నారా? అవునండీ వందేళ్లకు పైగా తాతల నుంచి వస్తున్న సంప్రదాయమని దాన్ని కొనసాగిస్తున్నామని చెబుతున్నారు హనుమకొండ జిల్లాలోని సీతంపేట గ్రామస్థులు.
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00:00In Dussehra, the Badukamma festival is celebrated in Ambaram.
00:05The procession that lasts for 9 days is not so much.
00:08But in Hanumakonda district, Hassanpatti mandalam, Setampet village is different.
00:13In Deepavali festival, the Badukamma procession is held here.
00:17It is said that this tradition has been going on for more than 100 years.
00:20For a total of 3 days, the Badukamma festival rituals are held.
00:23On the first day of Navambaram, on Friday,
00:26the leaders of the procession go to the well,
00:28bring the sand and make the Jodhiddila Prathimala.
00:31They decorate it beautifully with garlands,
00:33and all the men offer prayers to Kedareshwara.
00:36On the second day, on Saturday,
00:38the Jodhiddila Prathimala is taken as an offering,
00:40and the Jodhiddila Prathimala is placed in the well.
00:42The men give the flour dishes to the workers.
00:46They dance and celebrate.
00:53We are the kings of India.
00:58We are the kings of India.
01:01We are the kings of India.
01:04On the third day, on Sunday evening,
01:06the Badukamma procession is held in the village.
01:09People from all over the village come together.
01:11The villagers say that the Badukamma procession
01:14will come as orphans after Deepavali.
01:18This tradition has been passed down from our ancestors.
01:22Until the Jodhiddila Prathimala is completed,
01:25there are about 600 families in our village.
01:29We all go to the well,
01:32offer prayers to the Jodhiddila Prathimala,
01:34bathe in the Jodhiddila Prathimala,
01:36and then take a dip in the well.
01:38After taking a dip in the well,
01:40we eat rice prepared by Kedareshwara.
01:42We think that it is good for us.
01:44In the morning, women and children
01:46dance and celebrate.
01:48First, we stayed for five days.
01:50After that, we stayed for three days.
01:52The festival starts on Deepavali.
01:54The next day, the Badukamma procession starts.
01:57Everyone, young and old,
01:59all of us dance and sing.
02:02We believe that the Badukamma procession
02:05will be a great success.
02:07The ancestors used to do this
02:09so that the crops grow well
02:11and the animals are healthy.
02:13We continue this tradition.
02:16The festival ends with the Badukamma procession.
02:19To watch the Badukamma procession,
02:21visit the nearby villages.