Sonpur Mela at a Glance

Sonpur Mela is  the Asia’s largest and  the most famous cattle fair

The Conflux of the Gandak and the Ganga

 

The Sonpur Mela possesses tremendous  religious  importance – on the day one , around 5,00,000 devotees take holy bathe at the Conflux . Sonpur Mela is held at the delta region formed because of conflux of the Ganga and the Gandak . During Mughal reign and before, the fair  used to be known as Harihar Kshetra Mela but  after the Britishers named it as Sonpur Pashu Mela, the people are used to it . The statue of Gaj – Grah at the Sonpur mela commemorates the Vedic event and when you look at it then you are going to realise that you are in fair . The Temple Harihar Nath Mandir is the center of attraction of this fair .The shivling inside this temple is very unique because this shivling is divided into two parts , one as lord Shiv and another as lord Vishnu. Every year , the mela presents  some new and amazing things to its visitors . The different exhibitions such as rail exhibition , farming exhibition , science exhibition, etc, has also a lot of importance in this chhatar mela. You are going to enjoy varities of delicious foods but you have to be careful because some of them are unhygenic.

THE REASONABLE TRADE

A variety of animals can be purchased at the Sonepur Mela from all types of pooches, wild oxen, jackasses, horses, Persian ponies, rabbits, goats and even the periodic camel. Numerous assortments of winged animals and poultry are additionally accessible. The territory that pulls in all, notwithstanding, is the Haathi Bazaar where elephants are arranged available to be purchased. The Sonpur Fair is the main place where such countless are exchanged — despite the fact that they can't legitimately be sold. Various slows down are additionally set up at the grounds of the Sonpur Cattle Fair. Exchange elephants has been precluded at Sonpur Mela since 2004 inferable from strict requirement of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 and further refusal of exchange of possession testament to the elephant proprietors. One will locate a wide assortment of products in these slows down, extending from pieces of clothing, to weapons and furniture, toys, utensils and farming actualizes, adornments and crafted works. A noteworthy fascination is seeing various elephants, wonderfully enlivened with the end goal of offer. In 2001, the quantity of elephants conveyed to Sonepur Mela was 92, 354 elephants in 2004,while in 2016, 13 elephants made it to the reasonable, just for presentation, not available to be purchased. In 2017, there were 3 tuskers at the fair while only one appeared this year.

RAILGRAM

A 'railgram' exhibition is set up by Railways, where toy train is additionally raised for children. Sonepur Mela keeps on drawing in outside voyagers who touch base with the thought process of catching different components of rustic settlement. Apart from the photograph opportunity, elephants keep on baiting most remote travelers. Swiss cabins are set up by Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation (BSTDC) at the Sonpur fair, with offices of Internet office, speedboat ride in waterway Gandak , nourishment at the visitor town and prepaid cabs from Patna Airport to Sonpur fair. Disneyland stop is set up amid the Sonpur Mela.