Medaram Jathara

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Context: The Ministry of Tribal Affairs allocated Budget of ₹2.26 Crores to rekindle Telangana’s State Festival of Medaram Jathara.

About Medaram Jatara or Sammakka Saralamma Jathara:

It is a tribal festival of honouring the goddesses celebrated in the state of Telangana, India.
About: It is the second-largest fair of India, after the Kumbh Mela.
Celebrated by: The second-largest Tribal Community of Telangana- the Koya tribe for four days.
It is biennially celebrated in the month of “Magha” (February) on the full moon day and organized by the Koyas in collaboration with the Tribal Welfare Department, Government of Telangana.
State festival: Considering the footfall of the festival and its auspicious significance, the Jathara was declared a State Festival in 1996.
It is conducted in honour of the Goddesses Sammakka and Saralamma.
Medaram is a remote place in the Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary, a part of Dandakaranya, the largest surviving forest belt in the Mulugu.