Archive · 11 Jan 2026
Sankranti Sambaralu Festival Begins
A big festival called Sankranti Sambaralu is starting today in a place called Atreyapuram.
It will last for three days and has lots of fun activities like swimming, making colorful rangoli patterns, flying kites, and a special boat race called the Dragon Boat Race.
Many people from different places in India are coming to take part.
A famous actor will start the festival, and there will be music and dance programs.
The local leader hopes this festival will make the area more popular and attract tourists.
Additionally, there will be traditional games like rope walking, tug of war, and kite flying in Anantapur on January 12.
These games are organized to promote sports culture and physical fitness among the youth.
Sankranti Sambaralu and Sir Arthur Cotton Dragon Boat Race festival begins on January 11 and runs for three days in Atreyapuram, Konaseema district.
Events include swimming, Rangoli, Kite, and Dragon Boat Race competitions, along with traditional games like rope walking, tokkudu billa, karrasamu, bullock-cart plank race, tug of war, and kite flying.
25 teams (250 members) from Andhra Pradesh and Kerala will participate in the Dragon Boat Race, with 200 swimmers from across India.
Cine actor M. Sharwanand will inaugurate the festival, which will feature Orchestra and Nari Nari Naduma Murari programs.
Organizer Kothapeta MLA Bandaru Satyananda Rao aims to promote the district as a tourist hub and build on the success of last year's state-level Dragon Boat Race.
- Who
- Organized by Kothapeta MLA Bandaru Satyananda Rao and In-charge district Collector Shiv Narayan Sharma, with participants from Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, and across India
- What
- Sankranti Sambaralu and Sir Arthur Cotton Dragon Boat Race festival and district-level sports competitions
- When
- January 11 to January 13, with traditional games on January 12
- Where
- Atreyapuram in Konaseema district and PTC Grounds in Anantapur
- Why
- To promote tourism, cultural celebrations, and traditional games while preserving sports culture and inculcating physical fitness, discipline, and coordination among the youth
Promoting Traditional Games
Modern Sports Focus
Event Focus
Promoting Traditional Games
Emphasizes traditional games and cultural preservation
Modern Sports Focus
Focuses on modern sports and competitive events
- Event
- Sankranti Sambaralu and Sir Arthur Cotton Dragon Boat Race
- Location
- Atreyapuram, Konaseema district
- Duration
- January 11 to January 13
- Participants
- 25 teams (250 members) from Andhra Pradesh and Kerala for Dragon Boat Race, 200 swimmers from across India
- Competitions
- Swimming, Rangoli, Kite, Dragon Boat Race, rope walking, tokkudu billa, karrasamu, bullock-cart plank race, tug of war, kite flying
- Inauguration
- Cine actor M. Sharwanand
- Organizer
- Kothapeta MLA Bandaru Satyananda Rao
- Event Timing
- 7 am to 10 pm daily
- Traditional Games Event
- January 12 at PTC Grounds
- Contact Number
- 08554-315632
