{"id":20828,"date":"2026-01-18T13:18:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T07:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=20828"},"modified":"2026-01-19T16:31:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T11:01:31","slug":"sammakka-saralamma-jatara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/sammakka-saralamma-jatara\/","title":{"rendered":"Sammakka-Saralamma Jatara"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Sammakka-Saralamma Jatara Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Telangana is getting prepared for the biennial Sammakka-Saralamma Jatara, one of the world\u2019s largest indigenous spiritual gatherings.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Sammakka-Saralamma Jatara<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also known as <\/span><b>Medaram Jatara.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>a tribal festival<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of honouring the goddesses celebrated in the <\/span><b>state of Telangana, India.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Medaram is a remote place in the Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary, a part of Dandakaranya, the largest surviving forest belt in the Mulugu.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>held every two years<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (biannually). It is celebrated during the time the goddesses of the tribals are believed to visit them.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this festival people from all walks of life join together to commemorate the revolt led by <\/span><b>Sammakka and Saralamma,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a mother-daughter duo, against imposing taxes on the tribal populace during a period of drought by the <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/kakatiya-dynasty\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kakatiya<\/a> rulers in the 12th century.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Ritual:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> People <\/span><b>offer bangaram\/gold (jaggery)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of a quantity equal to their weight to the goddesses and take holy bath in Jampanna Vagu, a tributary to River Godavari.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The rituals related to the Goddesses are entirely conducted <\/span><b>by Koya tribe priests<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, in accordance with <\/span><b>Koya customs and traditions.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Significance:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It serves as a platform for understanding and <\/span><b>fostering harmony<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> between the people and tribal communities.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/telangana\/samakka-saralamma-jatara-the-big-tribal-spiritual-reset\/article70516335.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Samakka-Saralamma Jatara is a tribal festival of honouring the goddesses celebrated in the state of Telangana, India. 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