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Sammakka Saralamma Jatara

06 Oct,2023 Download Pdf 3 Min Read

Sammakka Saralamma Jatara

The Union cabinet approved the Sarakka Central Tribal University in Telangana to be set up at a cost of Rs 889 crore.
The Mulugu district of Telangana holds the Sammakka Saralamma Jatara, a biennial festival.
The jatara is considered among the largest gatherings of tribal people in the world and also attracts the largest number of devotees in the country.
It is often referred to as the Kumbh Mela of the tribals.
The festival is celebrated to commemorate the battle of the 13th-century mother-daughter duo (Sammakka & Saralamma) against the local rulers in protest against the imposition of taxes on the Koya people.
It was was declared a state festival in 1996.
A Tribal Circuit under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme connecting Mulugu-Laknavaram-Medavaram-Tadvai-Damaravi-Mallur-Bogatha Waterfalls have been devised where the temple of Sammakka-Sarakka is located.

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