FAIRS
More than 2,250 fairs are held in Uttar
Pradesh. The largest number of fairs
are held in Mathura, followed by Kanpur, Hamispur, Jhansi, Agra and Fatehpur.
The other important fairs are Parikrama fair at Nimsar- Misrikh on Phalgun Sudi
11-15, Magh Mela in the month of Magh at the Sangam in Allahabad, Ram Navami at
ayodhya, Devi Patan fair in Gonda district, Mahabir Mela at Lucknow on the first
Tuesday of Jaistha, Govinda Sahib ka Mela at Amari, in Azamgarh district, Jhanda
Mela at Dehra Dun and the Etawah Cattle Fair and Exhibition in Kartika or
Agrahana. The solar and lunar eclipses are great bathing days. At Allahabad and Hardwar
are held Kumbha Melas every 12 years.
Fifteen days after Diwali,
on Kartika Purnima day, all over the state on the
river banks, fairs are held and people bathe for purification . The
biggest fairs are held in Bijnor (Khari Jhalu block), Moradabad (Tigri),
Budaun (Kakora), Bareilly (Chaubari), Muzaffarnagar (Shukra Tal), Garhmukteshwar,
Anupshahr, Unnao (Ganga Ghat), Kanpur, Faizabad (Ayodhya), Varanasi and Ballia (Dadri),
drawing crowds from one lakh to four lakhs. The day is also sacred to the Sikhs,
being the birthday of Guru Nanak, founder of Sikhism. Another famous fair is the three day Ratha Yatra on the 17th day
of Aswin and is held at Assi.
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