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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.
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