Medaram Jatara Festival 2024
Medaram Jatara Festival 2024
The Sammakka-Saralamma
Maha Jatara, held at Medaram in Telangana, is a biennial tribal festival.
It ranks as the second-largest fair in India, following the Kumbh Mela, and is
celebrated by the Koya tribe over four days. This year, the festival is
observed from February 21st to 24th, 2024, in collaboration with the Tribal Welfare Department
of the Government of Telangana. Recently, Union Minister for Tribal Affairs
Arjun Munda visited the festival.
Ministry Sanctions Rs. 2.30
Crores
The Union Ministry of Tribal
Affairs has allocated Rs. 2.30 Crores for the Medaram Jatara 2024, aimed at promoting
its tribal culture and heritage. Activities include the promotion of Medaram
tribal culture and heritage, a documentary on Medaram Jatara, an exhibition and
sale of tribal arts, crafts, and cuisine,a National Tribal Dance celebrations, improvement
of Tribal and Tribal homestays, competitions for tribal youth and students in
various activities
The Union Ministry of Tribal
Affairs released Rs. 2 crores for the Jatara held in the years 2018 and 2020,
and Rs. 2.26 crores in 2022. The fund was utilized to strengthen the Medaram
Tribal Museum and the Cultural Complex, among other activities.
Location of Medaram
Medaram is a remote place in the
Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary, part of Dandakaranya, the largest surviving
forest belt in the Deccan.
Honoring Goddesses Sammakka and
Saralamma
The Medaram Jathara festival is
conducted in honor of Goddesses Sammakka and Saralamma, following Koya customs
and traditions. The Jatara is celebrated when the goddesses of the tribals are
believed to visit them.
Festival Timing:
The Medaram Jathara festival is
celebrated once every two years in February or the Magha month, on the full
moon day. Currently, it is celebrated biennially.
Celebration Highlights:
Throughout the festival, various
Scheduled Tribes from diverse villages gather and journey to Mulugu District to
pay reverence to the goddesses People offer jaggery, locally known as Bangaram,
to the deities. The festival begins with the arrival of the goddesses at
Gaddelu in Medaram and concludes with their entry into the forest.
Organizers:
The Medaram Jathara festival is
organized by the Koya
tribes in association with the Tribal Welfare Department of the Telangana
Government.
Designation as a State
Festival:
The Medaram Jathara festival was
designated as a State Festival in 1996 due to its significant footfall,
popularity, and auspicious importance.
Jampanna Vagu
Jampanna Vagu derived its name
from Jampanna, who perished in a battle against the Kakatiyan Army in that very
stream. Tribals perceive that immersing oneself in the sacred waters of
Jampanna Vagu pays homage to and commemorates the sacrifice made by their
deities, who rescued them
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