"nagoba-jatara"

Police said that Madavi Raju of Pulimadugu in Mamada mandal received serious head injuries when he fell down off the bike. He was immediately admitted to RIMS-Adilabad. He died while undergoing treatment

Around 50,000 tribals from several parts of Telangana and neighbouring Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and other parts of the country congregate at Keslapur village

Around 50,000 tribals belonging not only to several parts of erstwhile Adilabad district, but also Telangana, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha flocked to Keslapur

Nearly one lakh indigenous tribals and non-tribals from various regions of Telangana, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, and Odisha flocked to Keslapur from early morning until midnight on Wednesday and Thursday.

Under the supervision of Mesram Venkat Rao and priests Kosu, members of the clan performed Maha Puja and Satheek puja to kick start the seven-day-long holy affair between 10 pm and 11.30 pm by closing gates of the shrine

The five-day annual Nagoba jatara, is an important religious and cultural affair of the Mesram clan, is set to begin at Keslapur village in Indervelli mandal on january 28

Stresses need to provide basic amenities including drinking water, lighting system, temporary toilets, security measures to the visitors

The Mesrams fetched the holy water in an ancient container from a spot called Hasthanamadugu in Godavari near Kalamadugu village in Jannaram mandal of Mancherial district by trekking for 150 kilometers

Mesrams collect holy water for the annual Nagoba Jatara slated for January 28

Members of the Raj Gond community collect water in a traditional 'Jhari' to be used for rituals during the five-day Nagoba Jatara slated for January 28

Members of Mesram clan performed Betal Puja and Mandagajling Puja as part of the ongoing Nagoba Jatara, an important annual religious and cultural affair of the Raj Gond tribe, at Keslapur village in Indervelli

Under the guidance of the priests, the women clad in white fetched water from a holy pond situated near Nagoba temple and participated in the worshipping.

In order to cash in on the ban of liquor, certain persons operate the belt shops in Muthnoor, Thosam, Indervelli mandal centre and surrounding villages situated around Keslapur by reportedly by bribing officials

Under the supervision of Mesram Venkat Rao and priests Kosu, members of the clan performed Maha Puja and Satheek puja to kickstart the seven-day holy ceremony

Superintendent of Police Gaush Alam said that fool-proof security was in place for the smooth conduct of Nagoba Jatara slated to be held at Keslapur village in Indervelli mandal

The Nagoba jatara features a host of rituals and events such as Maha Puja, Bheting, introduction of new daughter-in-laws to the deity, village fair or jatara at the holy place, Praja Darbar, a grievance redressal, Betal Puja, etc

The Mesrams gathered the water in a sacred container Jhari after worshipping the river goddess and performing certain traditional rituals.

Nagoba Jatara is the second largest congregation of tribals in Telangana after the famous biennial Sammakka-Saralamma Jatara at Medaram of Mulugu district

The Mesrams led by head of the clan Venkatrao performed the rituals to mark the commencement of the fair.

Collector PS Rahul Raj instructed the officials to take steps to make arrangements avoiding inconvenience to tribals.