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                           Jangubai Jatara: ð   Important religious and cultural affair of aboriginal tribals slated for the first week of January (Raj Gonds and Kolam Tribes) ð   They revere the deity at a cave temple in Sahyadri hills in the forests of Mukdamguda and Kotaparandoli villages in Kerameri mandal ð   Festivities will begin with tribals performing ‘Devve Niruswal’ or lighting of the lamp which represents the deity at the temple on the onset of Pushya or Poos month on January 4 ð   The ethnic tribes ceremoniously worship Jangu Bai, who according to Adivasis, is believed to have been formed naturally some 25,000 years ago ð   They congregate at the temple during the sacred Hindu month of Pushya and take a holy dip in a tank locally known as Toplakasa before entering the abode of the deity ð   Traditional instruments : Sannayi, Kalikom and Tudum

                           Kerameri Cave Temples: ð   Location: Komaram Bheem Asifabad District ð   3 cave temples: Jangubai temple , Bhuyari Pochamma temple and Siddheshwara temple ð   Jangubai Cave temple à Shankarloddi, Kerameri mandal. Popular pilgrim centre for the Raj Gond, Pardhan and Kolam tribes ð   Bhuyari Pochamma temple : Manikguda in Asifabad mandal. Kolams take part in rituals associated with thanksgiving to the gods. ð   Siddheshwara temple: Penchikalpetgutta hillock, Bejjur mandal

                           Kuntala Waterfalls: ð   Highest waterfall in the state of Telangana ð   Height: 50 mts ð   Location : Neradigonda mandal, Adilabad district ð   Kadem River ð   Inhabited by Gonds ð   Kunta in Gondi and Telugu means pond -- Kuntalu means several ponds

  Telangana makes it to list of top achievers in Business Reforms Action Plan (BRAP) 2020: ð   2020: 5 th Edition of BRAP ð   Top Achiever è Telangana   Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) since 2014 has been assessing the states/UTs ð   Grouped under 4 categories: Top Achievers, Achievers, Aspirers and Emerging Business Ecosystems