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Festival to honour the Hindu tribal goddesses, celebrated in the state of Telangana, India
Sammakka Saralamma Jatara
Sammakka Saralamma Jatara
Official name
సమ్మక్క సారలమ్మ జాతర
Also called
Sammakka Sarakka Jatara
Medaram Jatara
Observed by
Koya tribes
Observances
Offering to the Goddesses Sammakka and Saralamma
Frequency
every 2 years
Sammakka Saralamma Jatara (also Sammakka Sarakka Jatara and Medaram Jatara)[1] is a festival to honour the Hindu Tribal goddesses, celebrated in the state of Telangana, India. This Jatara is known for witnessing one of the largest human gatherings in the world. People offer Bellam (jaggery), locally called as Bangaram, to the deities. The Jatara begins at Medaram in Tadvai Mandala in Mulugu district. The rituals related to the Goddesses are entirely performed by the Koya Tribe priests, in accordance with Koya customs and traditions.
Until 1955, about 2,000 people used to visit Medaram, of whom the majority (1,500) belonged to the Koya tribe. But now a large number of non-Koya pilgrims (1.3 crore) visit Medaram and the Koya people comprise only 2% of the total worshippers.[2]
Medaram is a remote place in the Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary, a part of Dandakaranya, the largest surviving forest belt in the Deccan.
Once declared a national festival, the jatara can be considered for 'intangible cultural heritage of humanity' tag of UNESCO.[citation needed] The Jatara is celebrated during the time the goddesses (Sammakka and Saralamma) of the tribals are believed to visit them. It is believed that after Kumbha Mela, the Sammakka Saralamma Jatara attracts the largest number of devotes in the country.
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