Medaram Jatara Concludes: Goddesses Return to Forest Amidst Tearful Farewell

• Asia's largest tribal fair, Medaram Maha Jatara, in Mulugu District, Telangana, has concluded.
• Goddesses Sammakka and Saralamma, along with Padigidda Raju and Govinda Raju, returned to the forest after the four-day festival.
• The fair, which saw a large number of devotees, ran from January 28 to January 31.
• Special rituals were performed by tribal priests before the deities were carried on foot to their respective forest abodes.
• Devotees bid an emotional farewell, promising to return in two years, as the goddesses departed under moonlight.

Why It Matters: Medaram Jatara concluded with goddesses returning to the forest, marking an emotional farewell for devotees.