Tarnaka kicks off nine-day flower festival with fervor

Notwithstanding the all-pervasive election mood, residents in the Tarnaka colonies kicked off the festive navaratris with fervor grouping together for the state festival Bathukamma, with beautiful floral arrangements. The difference this year round is that it is with a combination of the dandia ras that some of them are celebrating along with Bathukamma . Bathukamma , is celebrated every year as per the Shalivahana  calendar for nine days starting Bhadrapada Amavasya (also known as  Mahalaya Amavasya  or  Pitru Amavasya ) till Durgashtami…