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The English mentation of the publication ‘The people festival of Ganga Jatara successful Tirupati’ was released present connected Tuesday (May 12, 2026), the last time of the nine-day yearly “Gangamma Jatara”.
The publication is authored by Peta Srinivasulu Reddy, a retired prof of Telugu astatine Sri Venkateswara University (SVU), which is considered an authorization connected Telugu folklore, particularly the people festivals of Tirupati.
The publication was formally released by members of Kaikala clan, who traditionally don the “Sunnapu Kundalu” guise of the revered sisters Pedda Gangamma and Chinna Gangamma during the festival.
“This assemblage members are believed to beryllium the representatives of the deity during the festival and hence they play a important relation successful perpetuating the centuries aged tradition,“ Prof. Reddy said.
Interestingly, it was 31 years agone that the Telugu version, besides by the aforesaid author, was archetypal unveiled successful the signifier of 2 editions. This mentation became the archetypal root of accusation connected the festival, which had not been publicised to the satellite until then. A 120-page English relationship of the aforesaid was aboriginal published by Dravidian University successful Kuppam.
