Hyderabad, July 2 -- The biennial Sammakka-Saralamma jatara celebrated by the Koya tribes in Medaram village of Tadvai mandal in Mulugu district, will be held from January 28 to 31, 2026, announced the temple's priests.

The festival is held honouring the tribal deities Sammakka and Saralamma (mother and daughter), who were believed to have fought courageously against the Kakatiyan rulers.

The priests revealed that on January 28, Saralamma, her husband Govindaraju, and Sammakka's husband Pagididdaraju will be brought to the platform in Medaram, where prayers are offered to them.

On January 29, Sammakka will be brought from Chilakalagutta, a hillock in Medaram, to the platform. On January 30, devotees who come in large numbers will offer...