With Durga, Indians celebrate Bathukamma festival too

Bangalore, Oct 5:The month of Ashwin in the

calender is a time of festivals, especially Durga Puja, which celebrates the power of Shakti. Celebrations start for another form of Shakti-the Bathukamma who is the giver of life. Celebrated mostly by the women of

region of undivided

, the festival witnesses food and decorations galore.

Celebrted during tehe nine days of Durga Navratri, it is marked by a ritualistic 7-layered stacks of flowers arranged in concentric circles, which signifies the pyramid of life. Women at this time dress up in traditional pattu sarees and wear different kind of jeweleries.

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