Nestled in the scenic surroundings of Tadvai forest range of the Eturunagaram wildlife sanctuary, Medaram, the tiny village of the tribal majority Mulugu district in Telangana, turned into a sea of humanity as the historic four-day Sammakka Saralamma jatara, took off to a traditional start as per the centuries-old Adivasi tribal traditions on Wednesday.
A spirit of reverence gripped this small tribal village as tens of thousands of devotees mostly comprising Adivasis from the tribal areas of the State as well as from Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and other States, thronged Medaram in hordes from the early hours of Wednesday.
