Nagoba Temple, Keslapur
Nagoba (Serpent deity)
Keslapur, Indravelli, Adilabad district, Telangana
Shrine of the Mesram Gond clan's serpent god, home of the Nagoba Jatara, Telangana's second-largest tribal fair.
History
The Mesram clan of the Raj Gond community walk to the Godavari to fetch holy water in a ritual journey before the jatara. The week-long festival in the Pushya month (January–February) includes the Bheti ceremony introducing new brides to the deity, and a Praja Darbar where officials meet tribal people.
Festivals
- Nagoba Jatara (Pushya Amavasya
- Jan–Feb)
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Directions to Nagoba Temple
How to reach
- By air
- Hyderabad Airport, about 300 km
- By train
- Adilabad, about 35 km
- By road
- TGSRTC buses and taxis from the nearest town.
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