It also marks the celebration of femininity in the Deccan region, during which women of Telangana dress up in traditional saris, with jewels and other accessories.

Teenage Girls wear Langa-Oni/Half-Sarees/Lehenga Choli with jewels in order to bring out the traditional grace of the attire.

It, along with the festivals of Bonalu, Sammakka Saralamma Jatara gained increased significance during the Telangana movement as a marker of the region's separate cultural identity from Andhra Pradesh, and its celebration has become much more prominent with the secession of Telangana from Andhra Pradesh in 2014.

In the erstwhile kingdom of Vemulavaada (present Rajanna Sircilla District), Sri Raja Rajeshwara Temple is popular.

His son Rajendra Chola I attacked as the Chief of Army and stood victorious on Satyasraya, the Western Chalukya king.

As a sign of his victory he destroyed Rajeshwara's temple and took the Bruhat (huge) Shiva linga to his father as a gift.

Chola kings also announced in Tamil epigraphs that this Brihadeswara temple is built from the wealth looted in the attack on Vemulavaada Chalukya kingdom.

After leaving the Kingdom, in the form of Linga, along with an attempt to console Paarvathi (Bruhadamma) in the temple here and to inform sorrowfulness to Cholas, Batukamma is arranged with flowers like Meru mountain.

Gauramma (a symbolic idol of Goddess Parvati made of turmeric) is taken back from Bathukamma before immersion and every married woman applies a paste of this, on her Mangala sutra that marks the solemnization of her marriage and also her husband is protected from all evils and ill fate.

Traditional Bathukamma means ‘Oh Mother, Please come back to life’ and it is asking for Goddess Sati to return.

According to the popular legend, Goddess Durga killed a demon named Mahishasura after a fierce fight that lasted for 9 days.

The devotees prayed to her to wake up, and she woke up on the tenth day which is now celebrated as Vijaya Dashami or Dasara.

The king and queen lost their 100 sons on the battlefield and prayed to Goddess Lakshmi to be born in their house, as their child.

Further, married women celebrate the festival to pray to the Goddess for the good health and prosperity of their families.

During these celebrations, there are dance performances, music, dramas and a variety of entertainment as thousands of tourists and locals too, flock to witness the happenings.