Rain, floods dampen Bathukamma celebrations at Tank Bund

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Artists performing Perini Shiva Thandavam arsenic  portion  of the Bathukamma festival celebrations astatine  Tank Bund successful  Hyderabad connected  Saturday.

Artists performing Perini Shiva Thandavam arsenic portion of the Bathukamma festival celebrations astatine Tank Bund successful Hyderabad connected Saturday. | Photo Credit: RAMAKRISHNA G

Hyderabad’s iconic Tank Bund was decked up connected Saturday evening for Bathukamma festivities, but the celebrations witnessed a subdued turnout contempt elaborate arrangements by the authorities.

The State government, on with the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA), had organised taste programmes and accepted enactment stalls on the agelong to people the floral festival. Women who gathered astatine the venue placed their angiosperm arrangements astir the lakefront and participated successful devotional singing, though the numbers were less.

Traffic restrictions imposed successful and astir Tank Bund to facilitate the lawsuit led to inconvenience for commuters travelling done the area. However, the expected festive unreserved did not materialise, leaving the expansive arrangements underutilised.

As portion of the celebrations, stalls showcasing accepted crafts specified arsenic bangle-making and mehndi creation were acceptable up, drafting the attraction of visitors. Demonstrations of Perini Sivatandavam, Bathukamma-making were besides organised to item the taste value of the festival. Adding to the festive ambiance were people euphony and creation performances. The HMDA besides organised a sapling organisation thrust astatine the venue.

Published - September 27, 2025 08:54 p.m. IST

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