Nagoba Jatara is Gond and pradhan tribal festival held in a Keslapur village, Indravelly Mandal[1] Adilabad district, Telangana, India.[2] It is the second biggest tribal carnival and celebrated by Mesram clan of Gond&Pardhan tribes for 10 days.[3] Tribal people from Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Orissa and Madhya Pradesh belonging to the Mesram clan offer prayers at the festival.[4]
| Nagoba Jatara | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Observed by | Tribal people or Scheduled Tribes |
| Type | Gond, Tribal |
| Celebrations | 10 days |
| Observances | Offering to the Goddess |
| Begins | January |
| Date | Annual - February |
Thousands of Tribal people from Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Karnataka, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh belonging to the Mesaram clan offer prayers at the festival Nagoba. It starts in Pushya Masam, Hindu lunar month. A ceremony of 'bheting' is its integral part where the new brides are introduced to the clan god during first jatra after their marriage.[5]
How To Travel
editTo reach Nagoba Jatara from Adilabad district center distance is of 32 km. From Hyderabad 326 km, Karimnagar 183 km, Warangal 235 km [6]
References
edit- ^ Keslapur Nagoba Jatara History
- ^ The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh News : Nagoba jatara begins today
- ^ Gonds converge for Nagoba jatara – The Hindu
- ^ Singh, S. Harpal (11 January 2010). "Tribals prefer ritualistic purity to modernity". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ "Nagoba Jatara History Gond Tribal". Archived from the original on 22 January 2015.
- ^ NAGOBA Jatara: How To Travel (DISTANCE)