Mini -Medaram developed at Ramakrishnapur in Adilabad |
The concept of mini- Medarams were introduced by the
management of SCCL following the drastic fall in the coal production in Singareni during
Medaram Sammakka Sarakka Jatara in the past as thousands of workers from coal
belt areas go to Warangal for more days to fulfill their vows (mokkulu) to
Sammakka Sarakka. People who could not go to Warangal can offer their vows at
mini- Medarams locally.
Writer Lingala Rajasammaiah of Bellampalli town who
wrote a book on ‘Medaram Sammakka Sarakka Kathanjali’ said, ‘a group of
families in their colony used to go to Medaram in bullocks carts through thick forests
and sometimes braving roaming of tigers
and panthers enroute to Medaram in early 1980s’
.
Earlier the Medara Jatara used to be held for
once in five years and later reduced to three years and now once in two years.
People used to name their children after Sammakka
Sarakka and even today the practice is prevalent in the coal belt area.
Sammaiah said, 'Sammakka and Sarakka are their house
goddesses for thousands of devotees especially from lower communities and they
worship the Adivasi goddesses'.
Singareni management has constructed Sammakka and
Sarakka Gaddelu at various places in the coal belt area including Srirampur
RK-1 area, Goleti, on the banks of river Godavari in Macherial and also on the
other side of Godavari in Godavarikhani in Karimnagar.
Retired Singareni worker Kola Narsaiah of Madaram
town ship in Adilabad district said, ‘the health department used to give
injections to devotees going to Medaram in Warangal to protect devotees from getting
affected with diarrhea and other diseases at biggest congregation.
Singareni has started providing basic amenities at mini-
medarams after constructing the Gaddelu of Goddesses to attract the devotees
and created an artificial location look like Medaram of Warangal.
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