Sammakka Saralamma Jatara
06 Oct 2023 3 mins Download PDF
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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