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Four Day Medaram Jatara Concluded on Grand Note
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Four Day Medaram Jatara Concluded on Grand Note

Deccan Chronicle  

WARANGAL: The four-day Medaram jatara, the Telangana Kumbh Mela, concluded here on Saturday the Goddesses Sammakka and Saralamma returning into the forests. Officials estimated that around 80 lakh people had darshan of the presiding deities from Friday afternoon to Saturday evening after taking a bath in the pushkarini at Jampanna vagu, They offered their weight in bangaram, bangles, hens, coins, …

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'Bias against...': Revanth Reddy urges PM to attend tribal festival in Telangana
10 months ago

'Bias against...': Revanth Reddy urges PM to attend tribal festival in Telangana

India Today  

Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to participate in the tribal festival, Sammakka Saralamma Jatara, often referred to as the Dakshin Kumbh Mela. Chief Minister Revanth Reddy also expressed dissatisfaction with the Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy's repeated rejection of the state's request to recognise the festival nationally. Revanth Reddy reminisced about the …

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Medaram Jatara fever grips coal belt
10 months ago

Medaram Jatara fever grips coal belt

Deccan Chronicle  

Adilabad: The Medaram Jatara fever gripped the entire coal belt spread over the erstwhile Adilabad as also the Khammam districts. Congress leaders are extending help to the devotees at local Sammakka Saralamma jataras in the coal belt areas in Adilabad and Khammam regions. Notably, the Singareni management introduced the mini-Sammakka Saralamma jataras in the coal belt areas to reduce the …

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Medaram Jatara: Saralamma's arrival heralds festivities
10 months ago

Medaram Jatara: Saralamma's arrival heralds festivities

Deccan Chronicle  

The idol of tribal goddess Saralamma, ceremoniously draped in red cloth, was placed by temple priests on a Gaddelu in Medaram, marking the beginning of the four-day Jatara in Mulugu district on Wednesday.The head priests from Kannepalli temple, Kaka Saraiah and Kaka Kiran, led the procession of Saralamma to Medaram after conducting special prayers earlier in the day.The procession, which …

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Medaram Jatara starts as Saralamma reaches Gadde around 9.30 pm
10 months ago

Medaram Jatara starts as Saralamma reaches Gadde around 9.30 pm

The Hindu  

With a significant surge of pilgrims, an atmosphere of heightened spiritual fervour and devotion pervaded the forest areas of Medaram tribal shrine and its surrounding villages in Mulugu on Wednesday, as one of the two main tribal deities — Saralamma — was installed atop the ‘Gadde’ at around 9.30 p.m. on Wednesday in adherence to centuries-old Koya tribal tradition. Saralamma …

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BJP will Implement 10 per cent Reservation for Tribals: Kishan Reddy
1 year, 2 months ago

BJP will Implement 10 per cent Reservation for Tribals: Kishan Reddy

Deccan Chronicle  

Warangal: The BJP in Telangana state has promised that its government will implement a 10 per cent reservation in government jobs, local body elections, education etc for the Adivasis/tribals, based on their population strength. Speaking to the media at the temple premises, Kishan Reddy said Prime Minister Narendar Modi has taken up several developmental initiatives to uplift the tribal and …

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Telangana: Make Medaram Jatara a Huge Success, Says SP
1 year, 2 months ago

Telangana: Make Medaram Jatara a Huge Success, Says SP

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: To ensure the success of Asia's largest tribal fair, Medaram Jatara, scheduled in February, district superintendent of police Gouse Alam urged collaboration between the police force and the Sammakka and Saralamma Pujarala Sangam, along with the Abhyudaya Youth Foundation. Addressing members of both organisations during a meeting in Mulugu district, Alam emphasised the significance of their combined efforts due …

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BJP Govt Not Giving National Festival Status to Medaram Jatara, says Indrakaran
1 year, 3 months ago

BJP Govt Not Giving National Festival Status to Medaram Jatara, says Indrakaran

Deccan Chronicle  

WARANGAL: The BJP government at the Centre keeps “ignoring” the plea from the Telangana government to consider the biennial tribal fair, Sammakka and Saralamma jatara, in Medaram of Mulugu district, as a national festival. Panchayat raj minister Dayakar Rao as also state planning board vice-chairman Vinod Kumar, government chief whip Vinay Bhaskar, etc were also present. Later, speaking to the …

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Mini-Medaram jatara begins
1 year, 10 months ago

Mini-Medaram jatara begins

Deccan Chronicle  

WARANGAL: Elaborate arrangements have been made for the Mini Jatara lasting four days from Feb 1 to 4, said Tribal Welfare Minister Satyavathi Rathode after offering prayers at the Medaram temple in Thadvai mandal of Mulugu district on Wednesday. The state government conducts the Sammakka and Saralamma jatara biennially at the Medaram temple while the temple priests conduct the mini-jatara …

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Mini tribal festival to be held in Medaram in February
2 years ago

Mini tribal festival to be held in Medaram in February

Deccan Chronicle  

Warangal: A mini version of the biennial Sammakka Saralamma Jatara tribal festival will be held from February 1 to 4 of 2023, officials of the Jatara Pujarula Sangham announced Tuesday, following a temple executive meeting in Medaram village of Mulugu district. While the state government conducts the main event once every two years, the Medaram temple priests conduct a mini …

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Revanth seeks action against Chinna Jeeyar
2 years, 9 months ago

Revanth seeks action against Chinna Jeeyar

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee president and MP A. Revanth Reddy demanded that action be taken against spiritual leader Chinna Jeeyar Swamy for his comments against tribal Goddesses Sammakka and Saralamma. A video clip that went viral on social media shows Chinna Jeeyar Swamy making objectionable comments against the tribal Goddesses. The time and venue of Chinna Jeeyar Swamy’s comments …

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Medaram Jatara comes to an end after four days
2 years, 10 months ago

Medaram Jatara comes to an end after four days

Deccan Chronicle  

Mulugu: Devotional frenzy marked the conclusion of the four-day Sammakka-Saralamma Jatara, popularly known as Medaram Jatara, Asia’s biggest biennial tribal fair, on Saturday. A huge number of devotees thronged Medaram from early hours on Saturday while those who had darshan and offered prayers, camping in temporary tents, returned to homes with the blessings of the tribal deities. Of the total …

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Mega tribal festival begins at Medaram
2 years, 10 months ago

Mega tribal festival begins at Medaram

Deccan Chronicle  

MULUGU: Medaram, a discreet village in the deep forests of Tadvai in Mulugu district, is abuzz with a large number of devotees who thronged there to take part in the Medaram Jatara, one of the largest tribal festivals in the country. The authorities of the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation are operating around 8,350 buses from various corners of the …

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Mega tribal festival \'Medaram Jatara\' begins in Telangana
2 years, 10 months ago

Mega tribal festival \'Medaram Jatara\' begins in Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The historic 'Sammakka Saralamma Jatara', a four-day mega tribal festival, began at Medaram village in Mulugu district of Telangana on Wednesday with participation of thousands of devotees. During the biennial 'Medaram Jatara', declared a state festival by the Telangana government, tribal devotees offer obeisance to Goddesses Sammakka and her daughter Saralamma at Medaram which is located in a forest …

Telangana Medaram Sammakka Saralamma Jatara Begins
All set for the historic Medaram jathara
2 years, 10 months ago

All set for the historic Medaram jathara

The Hindu  

Medaram village, on the banks of Jampanna vagu, a tributary of the Godavari, in Telangana’s Mulugu district is abuzz with festive spirit as tens of thousands of devotees started pouring into the tribal village to participate in the historic four-day Sammakka Saralamma jathara scheduled to begin on Wednesday. On the first day of the historic jathara, the tribal priests bring …

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