Medaram (Sammakka Sarakka) Jathara is the largest tribal religious congregation in the world, held every two years (biennially), with approximately fifteen million people converging on the place, over a period of four days, which is located about 90 km from Warangal city. The Sammakka Sarakka Jatra is a State Festival of Telangana. Many tribal devotees from different states of India (M.P, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Maharashtra, Karnataka and parts of Jharkhand) reach this festive place to celebrate the Jathara. People offer bangaram/gold (jaggery) of a quantity equal to their weight to the goddesses and take holy bath in Jampanna Vagu (stream).

It is believed that after Kumbha Mela, it is Medaram jathara which attracts the largest number of devotees in the country. An estimated 15 million people gathered in 2018. It is celebrated in Medaram at a time when it is believed that goddesses of the tribals visits them. Medaram is a remote hamlet in Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary, a part of Dandakaranya forest range.

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