Gangamma Jatara or Gangamma Jathra | |
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Type | Festival of Goddess |
Observances | Offering to the Goddess Ganga or Gangamma |
Frequency | annual |
Gangamma Jatara or Jathra is a folk festival celebrated in several places across Southern India; including Karnataka, Rayalaseema , Coastal Andhra and Uttarandhra regions in Andhra Pradesh.[1] It is celebrated for eight days.[2][3]
It is also celebrated by fishermen before the start of fishing in Andhra region.