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Countdown rolls for Telangana Tribal Kumbha Mela  Medaram,( Jaishankar Bhupalpally Dist, Telangana, January 29:   The countdown has begun for the Asia's biggest tribal festival - Sammakka- Saralamma jathara in the lush green thick forests of  Eturnagaram in Jaishankar Bhupalpally district. This year the idol of tribal folk Goddess Sarlamma in the form of  Kumkum Bharani(sindhur casket)is brought her temple at Kannepalli, two kms away after the lunar eclipse on  January 31st , with all tribal frenzy and fanfare for installation at the raised platform in Medaram called Gadde, signaling the commencement of the festival. The event on  February 1st  the arrival of Sammakka, the tribal folk goddess and also the mother of Saralamma, marks the all-important moment.As the rhythm of tribal drumbeat rises steadily, tens of thousands of tribals and devotees wait in intoxicated anticipation as tribal Koya priests venture into the sacred groves of Chilakal...