TTA Los Angeles Chapter celebrates Bathukamma with devotion and cultural pride

The Telangana American Telugu Association (TTA) – Los Angeles Chapter proudly hosted Bathukamma 2025, an extraordinary celebration that brought together a large and vibrant community for an evening filled with devotion, cultural pride and unity.

On behalf of TTA, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to our visionary Founder, Dr. Pailla Malla Reddy Garu, for establishing this incredible platform that continues to unite the Telangana diaspora across the globe. We also sincerely thank the entire AC, TTA President Naveen Reddy Mallipeddi Garu, Past President Vamshi Reddy Kancharakuntla Garu and the entire EC, BOD, RVP & RC for their steadfast leadership and unwavering support.

We offer special appreciation to: Founding Member: Anil Errabelli Garu, BOD’s – Santosh Gantaram and Pradeep Boddu, TTA Core Members: Harinder Tallapalli, Sujith Vadi and Sreenivas Gajing, RVP’s – Ramu Donikana and Raja Reddy Parthireddy, RC’s – Ramesh Mote, Ravinder Desetty, Sumith Reddy De Reddy and Sai Mahesh Juluru.

The evening began with the auspicious Jyothi Prajwalana and devotional songs, followed by a Durga Ammavari Pooja led by Priest Prasad Garu from Sri Vidya Ganapathi Temple. The event was gracefully emceed by Dr. Vani Gaddam from Atlanta, whose warmth and eloquence set the tone for a memorable evening.

We were honored by the presence of esteemed dignitaries, including: David Newman, Mayor of Thousand Oaks, Kulwant Singh, Consul from the Indian Consulate.
This event was made possible through the generous support of our sponsors:
• Event Sponsors: West Cliff Realty, Santosh & Swathi Gantaram

• Diamond Sponsors: Riaan Constructions (Nalin & Sreedevi Pichunuri), Cloudify Technologies (Anil & Pramatha Arrabelli), Limsons IT Services LLC (Pradeep & Neeraja Boddu), Sujith Vadi & Team
• Platinum Sponsor: Rajanikanth & Sushma

• Gold Sponsors: Srinivas & Arundathi Gajing, Vasu & Prasanna Vavilla, Sangram & Preethi Reddy, Ramu & Uma Donikana
• Food Sponsors: Nizami Biryani, Paradise Biryani, Biryani Temptations
• Décor & Entertainment: PSS Events, RR DJ by Rithvik Adicherla, Under the Lens Photography by Raj Pagidipati

Telangana American Telugu Association (TTA) also extends heartfelt thanks to ATA, TASC, TDF, LATA and all our community partners for their active participation and continued encouragement.

With vibrant flowers, devotional songs, spirited dances and shared meals, Bathukamma 2025 was a resounding celebration of Telangana’s timeless traditions and strong community values. The overwhelming participation and joyous atmosphere stood as a testament to the deep cultural roots and close-knit bonds of the Telugu community in Southern California.