Sammakka set to arrive at Medaram Shrine on Thursday; Union Minister urged to declare Jatara as national festival

Declare Sammakka–Sarakka Jatara National Festival: Telangana govt to Centre

Hyderabad: The Telangana government has urged the Union government to declare the Sammakka–Sarakka Jatara as a National Festival, describing it as a historic tribal congregation comparable in scale and significance to the Kumbh Mela. Addressing a press conference at Medaram on Thursday, State Revenue, Housing and Information & Public Relations Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy said the ongoing Jatara is the second to be held after the formation…

Sammakka set to arrive at Medaram Shrine on Thursday; Union Minister urged to declare Jatara as national festival

Samakka's impending arrival at Medaram Shrine is anticipated to increase devotees numbers at Medaram Maha Jatara. Telangana Minister requests Union Minister to declare Medaram Jatara as national festival

Central ministers Jural Oram, Kishan Reddy participate in Medaram tribal fair

Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Jual Oram, along with Union Minister for Coal and G. Kishan Reddy, on Thursday offered prayers at Sammakka–Saralamma Jatara, considered as Asia’s biggest tribal festival, at Medaram in Telangana’s Mulugu district.

Sammakka–Saralamma Jatara is the Maha Kumbh of Tribals: Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram

MEDARAM, JANUARY 29, 2026: Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Jula Oram, along with Union Minister for Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy, visited the Medaram shrine and offered prayers to tribal deities Sammakka and Saralamma as part of the ongoing biennial Medaram jatara on Thursday. State Ministers Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, Danasari Anasuya (Seethakka) and Adluri Laxman Kumar accorded a warm welcome to the Union Ministers at the main temple entranc…