Nagoba Jatara is the second largest congregation of tribals in Telangana after the famous biennial Sammakka-Saralamma Jatara at Medaram of Mulugu district
Carrying sacred water drawn from Godavari river, members of Mesram clan initially reached Indrayi Devi temple in Indervelli mandal centre and then arrived near the ancient Nagoba temple at Keslapur village to camp under banyan trees
They will use the water to cleanse idols of Nagoba temple and to perform ancient rituals during the annual five-day long Nagoba Jatara slated for January 21.
Mesrams dwelling in different parts of erstwhile Adilabad district arrived at the holy place and took part in the rituals to mark the initiation of the inauguration ceremony of the shrine.
Adilabad: The five-day long Nagoba jatara, an important religious and cultural affair of members of the Mesram clan, concluded at Keslapur village in Indervelli mandal on Friday. The Mesrams traditionally worshipped Betal deity on the premises of the shrine and left the holy place by bullock cart at Keslapur village in mandal as part of […]
Adilabad: Stage is set for celebrating the annual Nagoba jatara, an important religious and cultural affair of the Mesram clan, at Keslapur village in Indervelli mandal on Monday night. According to elders and priests of the Mesrams, Members of the clan would perform Mahapuja, followed by Satheek puja, to kick start the five-day long event […]
Adilabad: Mesrams, who fetched holy water from Godavari at Hasthanamadugu on the outskirts of Kalamadugu village in Jannaram mandal of Mancherial district on Friday, performed special prayers at Indradevi temple as a prelude to their important annual religious and cultural affair Nagoba Jatara, in Indervelli mandal centre on Sunday. They would later camp under sacred […]
Adilabad: The Mesrams set out to fetch holy water of river Godavari from a spot called Hasthanamadugu on the outskirts of Kalamadugu village in Jannaram mandal of Mancherial district, from Keslapur village in Indervelli mandal on Thursday. The water is used to perform rituals during the annual Nagoba Jatara, an important religious and cultural affairs […]