Sammakka Saralamma Jathara

Significance
Sammakka Saralamma Jatara or Medaram Jatara is a tribal festival of honouring the goddesses celebrated in the state of Telangana, India. The Jatara begins at Medaram in Tadvai Mandal in Warangal district.Medaram is a remote place in the Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary, a part of Dandakaranya, the largest surviving forest belt in the Deccan.

History
Jatara is commended amid the time the goddesses of the tribals are accepted to visit them. It is trusted that after Kumbha Mela, the Medaram jatara pulls in the biggest number of lovers in the nation. It regards the conflict of a mother and young woman, Sammakka and Saralamma, with the general rulers against a deceptive law. There are numerous legends about the wonderful forces of Sammakka. As indicated by a tribal story, around 6-7 centuries prior, that is in the thirteenth century, some tribal pioneers who went for a chasing found an infant young lady producing gigantic light playing in the midst of tigers. She was taken to their home, and the leader of the tribe embraced her and raised as a boss. She later turned into the guardian angel of the tribals of the district. She was hitched to Pagididda Raju, a feudatory tribal head of Kakatiyas.

She was honored with 2 little girls and one child in particular Sarakka, Nagulamma and Jampanna separately. Sammakka Sarakka Jatara is a Hindu tribal celebration, held at around 100 km from Warangal city. It is the ideal opportunity for the biggest tribal gathering on the planet, held at regular intervals (biennial), with roughly ten million individuals joining on the place, over a time of four days.Many tribal aficionados from various conditions of India reach to the happy place to commend the Jatara. Individuals offer bangaram/gold to their weight to the goddesses and clean up in Jampanna Vagu. It is a celebration with no Vedic or Brahmanic impact.

Legend
They named her Sammakka, conveyed her to their town and raised her. Sammaka grew up to be an excellent lady and was hitched to the chieftain, Pagididda Raju. They had three youngsters – two little girls named Sarakka and Nagulamma, and a child, Jampanna.

One year a serious dry season hit the zone and parts of the Godavari stream, which courses through it, went dry. The tribes were passing on of starvation, yet the Kakatiya ruler, Pratapa Rudra, was occupied just with gathering charges. Raju, needing to protect what little his group had, declined to pay the lord anything.

The spot where Sammakka was found as a child is presently called Chilakala Gutta. The course of the Godavari through this area is called Jampanna Vaagu, in memory of Jampanna's forfeit for the Koyas. The dirt is red underneath and they say it is the blood of their saints that makes it so.

Festivals
Bathukamma and Bonalu

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