Sammakka Saralamma Jatara, Medaram
Goddesses Sammakka & Saralamma
Medaram, Mulugu district, Telangana
Site of Asia's largest tribal fair, held every two years in honour of the Koya goddesses Sammakka and Saralamma.
History
The jatara remembers Sammakka and her daughter Saralamma, Koya women who fought the Kakatiya army in the 13th century over a tax imposed during famine. Every two years in Magha (Jan–Feb) the goddesses are brought from the forest as vermilion caskets, and crores of devotees offer jaggery (bangaram) equal to their weight. It is a state festival.
Festivals
- Medaram Jatara (every two years
- Magha Purnima)
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Directions to Sammakka Saralamma Jatara
How to reach
- By air
- Hyderabad Airport, about 260 km
- By train
- Kazipet / Warangal, about 110 km
- By road
- TGSRTC buses and taxis from the nearest town.
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