The famous ‘Gangasagar Mela’ is held at which island of West Bengal?
The famous ‘Gangasagar Mela’ is held at which island of West Bengal?
[A]Ghoramara
[B]Jambudwip
[C]Lohachara
[D]Sagar
Sagar
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.
Originally written on
January 10, 2016
and last modified on
January 10, 2016.