Bathkamma is a month long festival celebrated exclusively in the Telangana region in the month of Aswiyuja that generally falls in the month of October/November. The month is said to start with Ganesh Chathurthi and end with Dasara.

This is when the married daughters pay a visit to their parents for a short stay commemorating that of Goddess Parvathi’s. Bathkamma who is believed to be the daughter is welcomed by one and all this day and is symbolically dispatched to her Husband’s house by immersing in water on the last day.

Bathkamma and Boddemma are the spring festivals, of which the former is celebrated by the young unmarried maidens, in the first nine days, and the later by the married women following this period. "Bathkamma" actually means the immortal woman. The festival is celebrated to glorify womanhood in the family set up. On the occasion, the women folk worship Goddess Gauri with utmost devotion and piety.

Boddemma is made of potter’s clay in seven layers in the form of a temple tower. This is decorated with colorful flowers with a branch of Neem tree in the middle. This is crowned with turmeric sprinkled with vermilion in the shape of linga. Young girls and unmarried maidens carry this Boddemma to the common yard of the house and dance around it in brisk circular movements to the accompaniment of songs and claps.

The festival of Bathkamma follows the Boddemma and is celebrated by the married women. The image of Bathkamma is made of flowers of Tangedu, Banthi, Chemanthi, Gonugu and Ganneru on a pyramidal structure made of Bamboo wood with a linga shaped turmeric atop. All this arranged on a brass plate as the base. Flowers of Violet color are attached with a great importance in this. The women worship these images Goddess Gauri.

The images of both Bathkammma and Boddemma are taken for immersion on the day of Shuddha Ashvin Pratipada in a huge procession. The women folk dance around the images accompanied by eulogies to the Goddess on the banks of the river. After this they immerse the images in the river or lake bidding a farewell to them and distribute the prasadam to all.

Legends in vogue about the festival says that Bathkamma is the daughter of Dharmangada, a Chola king, and his wife Satyavathi. The couple are said to have lost hundred sons after which are blessed Goddess Lakshmi as daughter, owing to their sincere worship. When she was born, the baby girl is said to be blessed by all the sages with immortality as "Bathukamma" (means live forever) and thus the name of the festival.

Another says that Goddess Gauri after the long fight and victory against the demon Mahishasura has gone to sleep on the Aswayuja Padyami day, due to fatigue. After a long prayer she is said to have woke up on the Dasami day. The devotees are said to be celebrating the same.