<br/>Lakhs of people are arriving at Medaaram village in Warangal district of Andhra Pradesh for taking part in the Sammakka-Saralamma Jatara, one of the biggest tribal festivals of country.<br/><br/>State Government has made elaborate arrangements by allocating Rs 23 crore as lakhs of piligrims are expected to arrive to take part in the four-day festivities that have begun on Wednesday morning.<br/><br/>Pilgrims from the nook and corner of the state and even from far flung areas in neighbouring states including Karnataka, Maharastra and Orissa are reaching Medaaram, a small village located in the midst of Eturnagaram (Eatur Naagaarum) forest area to offer worship to the tribal deities.<br/><br/>Formally inaugurating the Jatara, the Chief Minister K Rosaiah has said he would make suggestion to the Central Government to recognise the Jatara as a National Festival.<br/><br/>The tribal priests would bring the deity of Saralamma from a nearby village in a procession and install it at the altar today. Another group of tribal priests would bring Samakka’s deity from another village and install it next to Saralamma. After one day, both the deities are taken out and left in the forests by the tribal priests.<br/><br/>Tribals in their colourful attire along with others are making a beeline to the village in every conceivable mode of transport and slowly their number is swelling.<br/>Despite the best of efforts made by various agencies of the government, the facilities may prove inadequate as the village is expected to be filled by lakhs of people on Wednesday.