The famous “Ganga Sagar Mela”, an annual fair is held in which state of India?
The famous “Ganga Sagar Mela”, an annual fair is held in which state of India?
[A]Uttar Pradesh
[B]Bihar
[C]Jharkhand
[D]West Bengal
West Bengal
The Ganga Sagar Mela is a religious festival and second biggest fair of India after Kumbha Mela of India celebrated on Sagardwip (Sagar Island) in West Bengal state of India. The fair is a six-day fair held in the month of January and on the day of Makar Sankranti, a ritual of pilgrims taking bath in holy water and visiting nearby famous Kapil Muni Temple is performed.