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MEDARAM
The Medaram tribal shrine has been witnessing a dense influx of devotees since the accomplishment of Goddess Sammakka connected Thursday night.
Minister for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Danasari Anasuya Seethakka and District Collector T.S. Divakara person been intimately monitoring the arrangements, with officials taking steps to guarantee creaseless darshan for pilgrims arriving from crossed the country.
Large fig of women devotees were seen lasting successful agelong queues, carrying jaggery blocks connected their heads and children connected their waists. Families spanning 3 generations were a communal sight, reflecting the deep-rooted contented associated with the Sammakka–Saralamma Jatara. The Jatara commemorates the valour and sacrifice of the mother-daughter duo, who are believed to person fought against the mighty Kakatiyas and were martyred.
The enlargement of the temple premises, including recently developed covered queue lines, has mostly helped successful easing assemblage question and facilitating darshan.
Near stampede situation?
However, an alleged lapse successful assemblage absorption led to tense moments connected Thursday nighttime pursuing Sammakka’s accomplishment from Chilakalagutta, arsenic devotees gathered extracurricular the designated queue lines, resulting successful commotion and a near-stampede situation.
“A fewer devotees reportedly sustained injuries successful the incident, and vehicles belonging to Tribal Welfare Minister Adluri Laxman Kumar were damaged by irate devotees,” a devotee said.
The concern was further aggravated by powerfulness outages successful respective areas of the jatara grounds connected Thursday night, starring to impatience among devotees. Some section shops were besides damaged allegedly by an unruly mob, which see Hijras. There was disapproval that the constabulary failed to efficaciously modulate the assemblage and were much focused connected VVIP movement, causing inconvenience to wide devotees.
Steep hike
Devotees besides complained of a steep hike successful the prices of indispensable commodities astatine Medaram, with the outgo of jaggery (bangaram) and poultry reportedly witnessing a crisp increase. “Even basal necessities person go costlier, with one-litre h2o bottles being sold astatine ₹30,” a devotee said.
After offering prayers, Ms. Seethakka interacted with devotees and enquired astir the difficulties they faced. Speaking to the media later, she said elaborate arrangements had been enactment successful spot and maintained that the Jatara was proceeding smoothly. She described the Sammakka–Saralamma Jatara arsenic a unsocial awesome of Telangana’s taste heritage. Meanwhile, a postulation jam stretching astir 8 kilometres was reported connected the Tadvai–Medaram way during the Medaram Jatara, causing inconvenience to devotees and commuters.
