Sammakkā-Sarakka — Medaram Jātra
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Sammakkā-Sarakka — Medaram Jātra

Status · Anusandhāna
Source · Uncited
Tradition · Hindu
Period · Eternal

Hindu / Koya / Tribal - Location: Medaram, Mulugu, Telangana (18.0167°N, 80.0667°E) Sammakkā and Sarakka (her daughter) were Koyā tribal queens (13th c.) who resisted the Kākatīya kings' tribute-demand. They were killed in battle; the Koyā community deified them. The biennial Sammakka Sarakka Jātara at Medaram, Telangana, is the largest tribal gathering in the world — 15 million in 2022 (more than Kumbh Mela per day). The goddesses take form as pennants brought from the s

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