THIS IS THE FESTIVAL OF KOYA TRIBES, ONE OF THE ANCIENT TRIBES OF INDIA, WHICH HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER 1000 YEARS. MILLIONS OF PEOPLES GATHER IN THIS FESTIVAL WITH THEIR FAMILIES INCLUDING CHILDREN'S .THIS FESTIVAL IS TO HONOR THEIR ANCESTOR'S SAMMAKKAA AND SARAKKAA, WHO FOUGHT AGAINST KAKKATHIYA DYNASTY FOR HER ETINIC PEOPLE. AFTER KUMBH MELA (NORTH) IT IS THE MOST POPULAR FESTIVAL IN INDIA. LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLES FROM MAHARASTRA, CHATTISGARH, ODDISHA, Madhya Pradesh, KARNATAKA AND TELANGANA WILL GATHER MEDARAM AND CELEBREATE THIS FESTIVAL. LARGE NUMBER OF TRANSGENDERS ALSO GATHER HERE. The people of Telangana celebrate this AS TELENGANA KUMBH MELA.
MEDARAM JATARA - ADIVASI YATRA
THERE IS AN ARTICLE IN TAMIL. FULL DETAILS OF THIS FESTIVAL ARE IN THIS FACEBOOK NOTE ABOVE.
The festival takes place in the village of Medaram, in the MULUGU district of Telangana. MEDARAM VILLAGE is located at a distance of about 100 km from Warangal. 2500 km UP & DOWN FROM MY HOME TOWN. I DRIVE & DOCUMENT THIS FESTIVAL with severe hip pain, thOSE days I will never be forgotten in my life.
I PRESENT THIS POST IS TO GOOD SOULS WHO WANT TO BECOME DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHERS IN FUTURE.
The journey will continue
Shanmuga Raja J
PHOTOGRAPHER & TRAVELLER
