Medaram Jatara Samalkha Saralamma Jatara Festival Telangana Kumbh Mela

Medaram Jatara Samalkha Saralamma Jatara Festival Telangana Kumbh Mela

Medaram Sammakka Sarakka Medaram Jatara Samalkha Saralamma Jatara Festival Telangana Kumbh Mela  Sammakka Saralamma Jatara or Medaram Jatara is a tribal festival in honor of the celebrated goddesses in the Telangana State, India. It is reminiscent of the struggle of a mother and daughter, and Sammakka Saralamma, with the reigning rulers against an unjust law. It is believed that after the Kumbh Mela Medaram Jatara the largest number of followers draws on the country.

Medaram Jatara Samalkha Saralamma Jatara Festival Telangana Kumbh Mela  The Sammakka Sarakka Jatra is a State Festival of Govt. Telangana. Many tribal followers from different states of India (Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Maharashtra, Karnataka and parts of Jharkhand) to reach the festive place to celebrate the Jatara.

Sammakka Sarakka Jatara is held, the time for the largest tribal religious community in the world, every two years (every two years), converge with about six million people in the place, over a period of three days, 90 km from Warangal city.

Medaram Jatara Samalkha Saralamma Jatara Festival Telangana Kumbh Mela

History – Medaram Jatara


Medaram Jatara Samalkha Saralamma Jatara Festival Telangana Kumbh Mela  There are many legends about the miraculous powers of sammakka. After a tribal story before about 6-7 centuries, is that in the 13th century, some tribal leaders who went for hunting a newborn girl (Sammakka) emits tremendous light show amid Tiger found.


They went into her apartment. The head of the tribe she adopted and as chief agreed (later she was the savior of the tribe of the region) she was married to Pagididda Raju a feudatory chiefs of Kakatiyas (who ruled the country from Andhra from Warangal city grew between 1000 AD and 1380 AD) .They were blessed with two daughters and a son Sarakka, Nagulamma and Jampanna are namely.
After some time there was a severe drought, the mighty Godavari dried lasted for years and as a result. pagedde Raju not pay homage to King Pratapa Rudra. In return, King Pratapa rudra sent his army the tribals and collect subdue the tribute.

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Medaram Jatara Samalkha Saralamma Jatara Festival Telangana Kumbh Mela  Then a war between tribal leaders pagidde Raju and Kakatiya army on the banks of “Sampenga Vagu” (Jampanna Vagu) was fought. The Koya army fought bravely but could not communicate with the well-equipped Kakatiya army. Although fought bravely Pagididda Raju, his daughters Sarakka, Nagulamma, son Govinda Raju lost (husband of Sarakka) lives in the battle. Later Jampanna dies in Sampenga Vagu (still Jampanna Vagu in the memory of his heroic struggle against well-trained army Kakatiya renamed).Medaram Jatara Samalkha Saralamma Jatara Festival Telangana Kumbh Mela In this message Sammakka heard also occurs war and fighting and caused great damage to Kakatiya army. Surprised by her courage and bravery of the Kakatiya Prime Minister visited war-ravaged Koya empire with proposal of peace and offered Sammakka a place in the harem of the emperor as chief queen. Samakka refused and decided the offer to continue the fight to avenge the dead. The fight continued and Sammakka was seriously injured.

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Samakka told her people, as long as they remembered her, she would protect them. Then she cursed perish the Kaktiya Dynasty And wounded with this body walked toward Chilakala Gutta and disappeared into the forest.

Medaram Jatara Samalkha Saralamma Jatara Festival Telangana Kumbh Mela


Medaram Jatara Samalkha Saralamma Jatara Festival Telangana Kumbh Mela  The grieving Koyas after their queen, they found a red ocher box were (a container with vermilion), her bangles … and the pug mark of a large adult tigress, exactly the same place where it was found as a child of the Koyas. The Kakatiya dynasty came very soon to end.
Since then, the Koyas, Waddaras and other Indian tribes and castes was regularly hold festivals in memory of Sammakka and Sarakka.

Jampanna Vagu

Medaram Jatara Samalkha Saralamma Jatara Festival Telangana Kumbh Mela


Jampanna Vagu is a tributary to the river Godavari. According to the story, Jampanna is the tribal warriors and the son of the tribal goddess Sammakka. The Jampanna Vagu took his name when he is in a battle in the fight against Kakatiyan army in this stream .The Jampanna Vagu still red in color marked with the blood of Jampanna died (Scientifically the red color of the water is on the composition of the soil attributed). Tribal believes that in the red water of Jampanna Vagu take a holy dip she remembers the sacrifices of their gods, they store and also induces courage in their souls.
There is a bridge built on Jampanna Vagu above, known as Jampanna Vagu bridge.
Medaram Jatara Samalkha Saralamma Jatara Festival Telangana Kumbh Mela

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Medaram Jatara Samalkha Saralamma Jatara Festival Telangana Kumbh Mela

Medaram Jatara Samalkha Saralamma Jatara Festival Telangana Kumbh Mela

Medaram Jatara Samalkha Saralamma Jatara Festival Telangana Kumbh Mela

Medaram Jatara Samalkha Saralamma Jatara Festival Telangana Kumbh Mela

Medaram Jatara Samalkha Saralamma Jatara Festival Telangana Kumbh Mela
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