Consider the following statements:

Bolanu and Bathukamma are harvest festivals celebrated in Telangana.

Bolanu is the state festival of Andhra Pradesh and Bathukamma is the state festival of Telangana.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Question

Bonalu is celebrated every year in the southern Indian state of Telangana, in the month of Ashada which, according to the modern calendar, falls around July-August. On the first and last days of the festival, special pujas and other religious ceremonies are held for ‘Yellamma’, who is said to be one of the many regional incarnations of Mahakali.
Bathukamma is Telangana’s floral festival, traditionally celebrated by women across the state. Every year this festival is celebrated as per Telugu version of Hindu calendar in the Bhadrapada Amavasya, also known as Mahalaya Amavasya, usually in September–October of Gregorian calendar. The festival is celebrated for nine days during Durga Navratri. It is the state festival of Telangana.

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Neither 1 nor 2

Bonalu is celebrated every year in the southern Indian state of Telangana, in the month of Ashada which, according to the modern calendar, falls around July-August. On the first and last days of the festival, special pujas and other religious ceremonies are held for ‘Yellamma’, who is said to be one of the many regional incarnations of Mahakali.
Bathukamma is Telangana’s floral festival, traditionally celebrated by women across the state. Every year this festival is celebrated as per Telugu version of Hindu calendar in the Bhadrapada Amavasya, also known as Mahalaya Amavasya, usually in September–October of Gregorian calendar. The festival is celebrated for nine days during Durga Navratri. It is the state festival of Telangana.

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