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|holiday_name = Gangamma Jatara or Gangamma Jathra<br />
|type = Festival of Goddess<br />
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'''Gangamma Jatara''' or Jathra is a folk festival celebrated in several places across Southern [[India]]; including [[Karnataka]], [[Rayalaseema]] and [[Coastal Andhra|Andhra]] regions in [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/All-set-for-Gangamma-Jatara-today/articleshow/4511480.cms | title=All set for Gangamma Jatara today | date=12 May 2009 | newspaper=The Times of India | accessdate=22 May 2019 }}</ref> It is celebrated for eight days.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/tirupathi-jathara-licence-to-abuse/article4705684.ece|title = Tirupathi Jathara: Licence to abuse|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 11 May 2013|last1 = Rangarajan|first1 = A. D.}}</ref><ref>http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130529/news-current-affairs/article/over-fishing-threat</ref><br />
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It is also celebrated by fishermen before the start of fishing in Andhra region.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Bonalu]]<br />
*[[Tirupati Ganga Jatara]]<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/fishing-community-in-visakhapatnam-worships-goddess-of-water-for-good-catch-113052900551_1.html Fishing community in Visakhapatnam worships Goddess of Water for good catch]<br />
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