The biggest tribal fair in Asia is happening in Medaram village, under Tadvai mandal. It’s called the Sammakka-Saralamma jatara and it will go on for four days starting from February 21. The tribal priests released a statement on Wednesday to confirm this. The rituals before the main jatara will start on February 14 with cleaning of the temple.
The fiesta starts with the arrival of deity Saralamma, Govindarajulu, and Pagididda Raju to the altars on February 21. The next day, deity Sammakka will arrive. On February 23, both the deities will be present with a lot of devotees coming for darshan. The jatara will end on February 24 with the deities returning to their abodes. Tiruguvaram festival will follow on February 28.
The priests’ meeting was attended by Medaram Pujarula (Vaddelu) Sangham president Siddaboina Jaggarao, general secretary Chanda Gopalrao, and others.
