Hyderabad to Medaram Jatara - 4 ways to travel via train, bus, car and chopper

The three-day festival of Sammakka Saralamma Jatara, which is known to be tribal Kumbha Mela is all set to take place from February 5 to February 8 at Medaram of Mulugu district in Telangana. The main deity(s) of the Sammakka Saralamma temple are two brave women who stood up for their community and its betterment. They became Martyrs in the fierce battle. The festival comes once in every two years to which thousands of pilgrims from AP, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh, apart from Telangana will flock to this temple to seek blessings.

The government has made special arrangements for this historic ceremony by increasing the number of trains and buses. The officials have also taken measures to avoid traffic problems. Although the venue is far away from the city, we The Hans India are here to help you with transportation.

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Hyderabad to Medaram Jatara

Devotees who wish to attend the Medaram Jatara can travel through trains, buses and cars and chopper.

Through Trains

First of all, the devotees need to travel by train to Warangal bus station situated in the centre of the district. From there, they can opt for the RTC buses set up by the government, which takes you to the venue directly.

Through Bus

The same thing as followed with the bus, the devotees, need to travel from Hyderabad to Warangal through bus and from there need to take RTC bus set up especially for Medaram Jatara.

Through car

Those who wish to travel by their vehicles are supposed to follow a GPS tracking system and travel all along Bhongiri, Aler, Jangaon, Ghanpur, Warangal, Mulugu Road, Pasara, Eturunagaram and then reach Medaram.

Through Chopper

This time the Government of Telangana launches the chopper services. The Tourism Minister, Srinivas Goud, said that those who want to have a view of Jatara from the air can also avail the helicopter service by paying Rs.2,999. those who wish to utilise these helicopter services can contact Ph: 9400399999,

Here are modes of transportation from places other than Hyderabad

From Karimnagar

The devotees from Karimnagar district can reach the Medaram by bus travelling through Hazurabad, Parakal, Muluga, Pasara and Narlapur. They can also opt for another route from Karimnagar via Periyapalli, Manthani, Kataram, Bhoopalapally and Baikakpet and then into the Medaram.

From Vijayawada

The best way to reach the Jatara for the people of Vijayawada is; first they need to travel through the train from Vijayawada to Warangal, and from there they can take the direct busses while those who wish to go through their vehicles can reach the venue through Nandigama, Khammam, Illandu, Pasara, Narlapur. However, there is another route as well through Khammam, Bhadrachalam, Mangapeta or Vajedu, Venkatapuram of Eturunagaram and Tadvai.

From Chhattisgarh

Likewise, the devotees from Chhattisgarh also take part in this historic festival to seek blessings from the goddess. Let's see how they can travel to the venue. Apart from the train journey, they have the shortest distance to visit Medaram as it is located at the border of two states, Telangana and Chhattisgarh. They could go across Vedadu Godavari Bridge over Eturunagaram, Chinna Boonapalli and Tadvai while the Devotees from Maharashtra can reach Medaram through Mahadevpur, Garepalli and Narlapur via Kaleshwaram Bridge.

The private vehicle parking has been set up in about ten areas around Jampanna Wagu. From here, you have to walk for about 2 km to reach the Sammakka Saralamma temple.

Apart from the devotional journey, one can opt for visiting some of the historical and tourist places in the city of Warangal. Laknavaram, Bogatha waterfalls, Rammappa and Thousand Pillar temple, are some of the most visited places in the district, which are near to the Medaram Jatar premises.