Palapitta, Jinka, Jammi Chettu and Tangedu: the four State symbols Telangana chose for itself
Background
Telangana, which this week saw its lakes and rainfall in the news, announced four icons as its State symbols when the State was created.
The State Bird is the Palapitta, the Indian Roller or Blue Jay.
The State Animal is the Jinka, the deer.
The State Tree is the Jammi Chettu, Prosopis cineraria, and the State Flower is the Tangedu, Tanner's Cassia.
Three of them, the Tangedu flowers, the Blue Jay and the Jammi Chettu, are associated with the festivals of Bathukamma and Dasara.
Tangedu flowers are used in stacking the Bathukamma, spotting the Blue Jay on Dasara is considered a good omen, and people worship the Jammi Chettu on that day.
In plain words
Bathukamma Bathukamma festival — A Telangana floral festival in which women stack seasonal flowers in a conical arrangement.