00:00In Dussehra, the Badukamma festival is celebrated in Ambaram.
00:05The procession that lasts for 9 days is not so much.
00:08But in Hanumakonda district, Hassanpatti mandalam, Setampet village is different.
00:13In Deepavali festival, the Badukamma procession is held here.
00:17It is said that this tradition has been going on for more than 100 years.
00:20For a total of 3 days, the Badukamma festival rituals are held.
00:23On the first day of Navambaram, on Friday,
00:26the leaders of the procession go to the well,
00:28bring the sand and make the Jodhiddila Prathimala.
00:31They decorate it beautifully with garlands,
00:33and all the men offer prayers to Kedareshwara.
00:36On the second day, on Saturday,
00:38the Jodhiddila Prathimala is taken as an offering,
00:40and the Jodhiddila Prathimala is placed in the well.
00:42The men give the flour dishes to the workers.
00:46They dance and celebrate.
00:53We are the kings of India.
00:58We are the kings of India.
01:01We are the kings of India.
01:04On the third day, on Sunday evening,
01:06the Badukamma procession is held in the village.
01:09People from all over the village come together.
01:11The villagers say that the Badukamma procession
01:14will come as orphans after Deepavali.
01:18This tradition has been passed down from our ancestors.
01:22Until the Jodhiddila Prathimala is completed,
01:25there are about 600 families in our village.
01:29We all go to the well,
01:32offer prayers to the Jodhiddila Prathimala,
01:34bathe in the Jodhiddila Prathimala,
01:36and then take a dip in the well.
01:38After taking a dip in the well,
01:40we eat rice prepared by Kedareshwara.
01:42We think that it is good for us.
01:44In the morning, women and children
01:46dance and celebrate.
01:48First, we stayed for five days.
01:50After that, we stayed for three days.
01:52The festival starts on Deepavali.
01:54The next day, the Badukamma procession starts.
01:57Everyone, young and old,
01:59all of us dance and sing.
02:02We believe that the Badukamma procession
02:05will be a great success.
02:07The ancestors used to do this
02:09so that the crops grow well
02:11and the animals are healthy.
02:13We continue this tradition.
02:16The festival ends with the Badukamma procession.
02:19To watch the Badukamma procession,
02:21visit the nearby villages.
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