Medaram Jathara (Sammakka Sarakka Jatara) is a biennial tribal festival held in Medaram village, Tadvai Mandal, Mulugu district, Telangana , about 100 km from Warangal and 270 km from Hyderabad . It is recognised as the largest tribal religious congregation in Asia and arguably the world's largest tribal festival – often called the "Kumbh Mela of Telangana" . The four‑day festival honours the forest goddesses Samakka and her daughter Sarakka , tribal heroines who led a revolt against the Kakatiya rulers in the 13th century. The festival is held every two years in February (Magha Shuddha Pournami) . Over 1 crore (10 million) devotees from Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maha…