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Kamdev temple Jatara begins
The first tribal jatara of the year in the Kamdev temple of Narnoor mandal, which attracts the Thodasam tribe from all villages across the district, has begun on Friday.
As part of Jatara celebrations, women devotees drink 2kg of freshly-extracted sesame oil from a copper vessel to get their wishes and desires fulfilled
Utnoor: The first tribal jatara of the year in the Kamdev temple of Narnoor mandal, which attracts the Thodasam tribe from all villages across the district, has begun on Friday.
As part of Jatara celebrations, women devotees are made to drink 2kg of freshly extracted sesame oil from a copper vessel with full devotion and committed discipline.
It is believed that women after consuming the oil undergo a change in themselves once in three years, and God fulfills all their wishes and desires.
The Jatara begins with tribals making their offerings to the deity. Pilgrims, both girijans and non-tribals, from Telangana, Andhra Pradesh besides Maharashtra make a beeline to the event which paves way for get together of relatives once a year.
They indulge in affectionate chats with dear ones and share food. At the beginning of the Jatara on Friday, Asifabad MLA Kova Lakshmi performed special puja to the deity.
She explained the significance of the event to the gathering. The legislator observed that in view of Adilabad’s identity as a tribal district, the TRS government has been making efforts to recognise their tribal practices. She called for modernisation of tribal temples in Mancherial, Nirmal, Komarambheem and Adilabad districts.
Lakshmi assured the gathering to take to the notice of Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao the problems being faced by the devotees at the Jatara.
She would take the help of Endowments Minister A Indrakaran Reddy in allocating funds for the tribal fest. Meanwhile, some pilgrims alleged that the previous governments had neglected the tribal festivals and urged the TRS government to allot more funds for the conduct of such age-old fests.
By: Madavi Manik Rao
