Medaram Jathara (Sammakka Saralamma)
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…
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Ramappa Temple (Rudreshwara Temple)
Ramappa Temple (Rudreshwara Temple) is a 13th‑century Kakatiya temple located in Palampet village, Venkatapur Mandal, Mulugu district, Telangana , about 70 km from Warangal and 200 km from Hyderabad . Built in 1213 CE (completed by 12 January 1214 CE) by Recherla Rudra (a general of Kakatiya king Ganapati Deva) and named after its chief sculptor Ramappa , it is the only temple in India named after its craftsman. Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site on 25 July 2021, the temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva (Rudreshwara) and is famous for its star‑shaped platform , “floating bricks” (density less than 1 g/cc), sandbox foundation (seismic isolation), and exquisite madana (mandakani) bracket figu…
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Mallur Gutta Fort and Temple
Satavahana fort · Swayambhu deity · 470 medicinal plants · Chintamani waterfall · 8‑km wall Where history meets miracle Imagine standing on a 2,000‑year‑old fort wall that once guarded the Godavari frontier.
Below you, a 10‑ft Swayambhu deity with a soft belly, a golden Goddess on its chest to keep its fierce nature calm,
and a perennial waterfall whose waters are said to cure skin ailments. Around you, a sacred grove of 470 medicinal plants
— some found nowhere else in Telangana. In medieval Telangana, Mallur Gutta was a Giri-Gulma (military post);
today, it is a confluence of history, divinity, and ecology.
Based on ar…
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