Medaram Jatara festival

February 22, 2024

The four-day tribal fair Sammakka Saralamma Jatara, popularly known as Medaram Jatara, commenced recently in Medaram, Mulugu district, Telangana.
The biennial Sammakka-Saralamma Jatara, is said to be Asia’s biggest tribal congregation.
The tribal fair is devoted to commemorate and revere the brave tribal women Sammakka and Saralamma, the mother-daughter duo who waged a valiant fight against the mighty Kakatiya rulers for levying taxes on tribals during the 12th century, according to local legend.
Medaram Jatara is the second-largest fair of India, after the Kumbh Mela, celebrated by the second-largest Tribal Community of Telangana- the Koya tribe for four days.
People offer bangaram/gold (jaggery) of a quantity equal to their weight to the goddesses and take holy bath in Jampanna Vagu, a tributary to River Godavari.
It was declared a State Festival in 1996.