<p>Hyderabad: Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan, Union Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda and other dignitaries offered their prayers to the deities during the ongoing mega tribal festival 'Sammakka-Saralamma Jathara' at Medaram in Mulugu district of Telangana on Friday.</p>.<p>Speaking to reporters after praying to the deities, Arjun Munda said the 'Jathara', celebrated in the forest areas of Medaram bordering Chhattisgarh, is the biggest festival of Adivasis.</p>.<p>Noting that he was visiting the biannual event for the second time, he greeted Adivasis all over the country and the devotees visiting the 'Jathara'.</p>.Telangana CM asks officials to take precautions to avoid drinking water crisis during summer.<p>He said he chose to speak in Hindi so that the Adivasi community in the country would come to know about the festival.</p>.<p>He expressed happiness for being able to visit the festival along with the Governor.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, Tamilisai Soundararajan expressed her good fortune in visiting the festival for the third time.</p>.<p>She said she has adopted six villages in the tribal areas of the state.</p>.<p>Telangana ministers D Sridhar Babu, Danasari Anasuya, popularly known as Seethakka, and several officials were present.</p>.<p>The four-day mega tribal festival, ‘Sammakka Saralamma Jathara', also known as 'Medaram Jathara', began on Wednesday. </p>
<p>Hyderabad: Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan, Union Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda and other dignitaries offered their prayers to the deities during the ongoing mega tribal festival 'Sammakka-Saralamma Jathara' at Medaram in Mulugu district of Telangana on Friday.</p>.<p>Speaking to reporters after praying to the deities, Arjun Munda said the 'Jathara', celebrated in the forest areas of Medaram bordering Chhattisgarh, is the biggest festival of Adivasis.</p>.<p>Noting that he was visiting the biannual event for the second time, he greeted Adivasis all over the country and the devotees visiting the 'Jathara'.</p>.Telangana CM asks officials to take precautions to avoid drinking water crisis during summer.<p>He said he chose to speak in Hindi so that the Adivasi community in the country would come to know about the festival.</p>.<p>He expressed happiness for being able to visit the festival along with the Governor.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, Tamilisai Soundararajan expressed her good fortune in visiting the festival for the third time.</p>.<p>She said she has adopted six villages in the tribal areas of the state.</p>.<p>Telangana ministers D Sridhar Babu, Danasari Anasuya, popularly known as Seethakka, and several officials were present.</p>.<p>The four-day mega tribal festival, ‘Sammakka Saralamma Jathara', also known as 'Medaram Jathara', began on Wednesday. </p>