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Jagadamba Jatara – Lingapur Goddess of the Universe | Annual Tribal Festival of Sirpur (U) | Shakti Worship Among Gonds Lingapur village, Sirpur (U) mandal, Komarambhim Asifabad district, Telangana — celebrated annually by the Gond, Kolam, and Pardhan Adivasi communities in the Hindu month of Chaitra (March–April) or Magha (January–February) . This jatara honours Jagadamba , the Mother Goddess of the Universe, believed to protect the tribe from evil spirits, diseases, and natural calamities. Devotees from Telangana, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, and Madhya Pradesh converge at the ancient hilltop shrine. Annual – Chaitra/Magha 7-day festival Gond, Kolam, Pardhan Goddess Jagadamba (Durga) Sacred firewalk Animal sacrifice (traditional) Barefoot pilgrimage Jagadamba temple on hill Where the fi...

Bheemalpen Festival Bheemanna Pujalu | Opening of the Adivasi Festival Season | Sacred Bathing of Wooden Deities Adilabad district, Telangana (Various mandals including Utnoor, Asifabad, Narnoor, Indravelli, and Neredigonda) — celebrated every year by the Gond and Kolam Adivasis in the lunar month of Margashira (December–January) . This festival marks the beginning of the tribal festival season and involves taking wooden deities ('Devul') to sacred water bodies for the ritual bath known as 'Gangasnan'. The Kolam and Gond Adivasis perform special puja to Bheemalpen during this season[reference:0][reference:1]. Annual – Margashira (Dec-Jan) Opening festival of season Gond & Kolam tribes Bheemalpen (Bheemanna) Wooden deities (Devul) Gangasnan (sacred bath) Satti puja (new crop offerings) 3-day pilgrimage ...

Dandari-Ghusadi (Gussadi) 10-day Tribal Dance Festival | Raj Gond & Kolam | Telangana's Living Heritage Northern Telangana – Adilabad, Kumram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial & Nirmal districts . Celebrated by the Raj Gond and Kolam tribes for about 10 days during Deepavali. The festival begins with a crescent moon and ends on the dark moon day (Diwali). A spectacular re-enactment of the celestial marriage procession of Yetma, daughter of the God of Creation. 10 days duration Diwali season Ghusadi & Dandari dances Peacock crowns Thudum, Pepre, Dhol Marriage alliances Padmalpuri Khako shrine Where the forest comes alive with drumbeats and peacock feathers. The Dandari-Ghusadi festival transforms every Adivasi village across four northern districts of Telangana in...

🏰 Sirpur Fort – The Original Gond Capital Suryapuram | Seat of the Sirpur–Chanda Gond Dynasty (c. 870 AD – 1751 AD) 📍 Sirpur Tandur (also Sarbar, Sirbar, formerly Suryapuram) is a town and mandal in Komaram Bheem district, Telangana, located on the right bank of the Wardha River . The fort was built by King Bhim Ballal Singh (c. 870 AD) as the original capital stronghold of the Gond dynasty before the capital shifted to Ballarsha and later Chanda (Chandrapur). Key eras: Kakatiya province → Gond royal seat → Maratha annexation → Nizam’s jagir → Independent India. 👑 Bhim Ballal Singh (Founder, c. 870) 🗡️ Malik Kafur invasion (1310 AD) 🔄 Capital: Sirpur → Ballarsha → Chanda 🏛️ Atram Dynasty (Rajas of Sirpur) 📖 Haimendorf ethnographic study (1942) 🌊 On the Wardha River Early History – Pre-Gon...