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Devotees on Sammakka Saralamma Jatara. Sammakka Saralamma Jatara is a "tribal" (indigenous people) festival of the Koya in Medaram, Warangal District, Andhra Pradesh, India. It commemorates the valiant fight of a mother and daughter, Sammakka and Saralamma, against the Kakatiya rulers seven centuries ago. They fought against the taxes levied by the emperor after a severe famine that lasted for four years had devastated almost the entire population in the province. As a result, the people were not in a situation to pay their taxes, but this was not accepted by the emperor.
This 3-day festival is held every 2 years and millions of people from all over India come to the festival site. This year (2012) it was on 9,10.11 February and some 10 million people participated in the festival. It is the largest indigenous peoples gathering in the world. For more details see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammakka_Saralamma_Jatara

Bringing offerings, especially jaggery is offered. Sammakka Saralamma Jatara is a "tribal" (indigenous people) festival of the Koya in Medaram, Warangal District, Andhra Pradesh, India. It commemorates the valiant fight of a mother and daughter, Sammakka and Saralamma, against the Kakatiya rulers seven centuries ago. They fought against the taxes levied by the emperor after a severe famine that lasted for four years had devastated almost the entire population in the province. As a result, the people were not in a situation to pay their taxes, but this was not accepted by the emperor.
This 3-day festival is held every 2 years and millions of people from all over India come to the festival site. This year (2012) it was on 9,10.11 February and some 10 million people participated in the festival. It is the largest indigenous peoples gathering in the world. For more details see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammakka_Saralamma_Jatara

Bringing offerings, especially jaggery is offered. Sammakka Saralamma Jatara is a "tribal" (indigenous people) festival of the Koya in Medaram, Warangal District, Andhra Pradesh, India. It commemorates the valiant fight of a mother and daughter, Sammakka and Saralamma, against the Kakatiya rulers seven centuries ago. They fought against the taxes levied by the emperor after a severe famine that lasted for four years had devastated almost the entire population in the province. As a result, the people were not in a situation to pay their taxes, but this was not accepted by the emperor.
This 3-day festival is held every 2 years and millions of people from all over India come to the festival site. This year (2012) it was on 9,10.11 February and some 10 million people participated in the festival. It is the largest indigenous peoples gathering in the world. For more details see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammakka_Saralamma_Jatara

Devotees on Sammakka Saralamma Jatara. Sammakka Saralamma Jatara is a "tribal" (indigenous people) festival of the Koya in Medaram, Warangal District, Andhra Pradesh, India. It commemorates the valiant fight of a mother and daughter, Sammakka and Saralamma, against the Kakatiya rulers seven centuries ago. They fought against the taxes levied by the emperor after a severe famine that lasted for four years had devastated almost the entire population in the province. As a result, the people were not in a situation to pay their taxes, but this was not accepted by the emperor.
This 3-day festival is held every 2 years and millions of people from all over India come to the festival site. This year (2012) it was on 9,10.11 February and some 10 million people participated in the festival. It is the largest indigenous peoples gathering in the world. For more details see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammakka_Saralamma_Jatara