Sabari Smruthi Yatra at Sri Sitaramachandra Swamy temple at Bhadrachalam in Khammam District in Telangana
Kommu Koya Tribals in Khammam District of Telangana believes
Mata Sabari or Ramayana was from their community. They celebrate the
relationship by performing the Sabari Smruthi Yatra. Folk dances are performed
as part of the event at the Sri
Sitaramachandra Swami Temple
at Bhadrachalam.
Mata Sabari, an old woman mentioned in the Ramayana,
attained moksha through her devotion to Bhagvan Sri Ram. Through the story of
Sabari, Sri Ram demonstrated to the world that what is more important is
devotion and not caste, creed or the value of the offerings.