Article - Sonepur Mela: The Biggest Cattle Fair Of Asia

Being an agrarian country, it should be no surprise that we have a festival dedicated to cattle and how so! The sonepur cattle fair or Sonepur Mela held in Northern Bihar during the month of kartik or November is one of the largest in Asia. It is also regarded as a very auspicious time for Hindus as it is held on kartik Poornima or the full moon night.
The festival attracts a crowd from all over the continent and can stretch from fifteen days to a to a month. The site of the festival is at the confluence of the rivers Ganga, Son, Ghagra and Gandak which in itself is a holy spot for Hindus. Being a trade fair, animals of all varieties from elephants and camels to cats and guinea pigs can be bought here.

HISTORY

Like other Indian festivals, this also has its roots in our ancient history. Emperor chandragupta Maurya used to buy elephants and horses from across the Ganga for his army. This fair is also the largest marketplace for the sale of elephants in the world. The main buyers are the forest department and need  hoards of these animals.
Relatively untouched by commercial tourism, it gives a glimpse into the everyday  lives of people at a grandiose scale. As any festvity, the first day is the most crowded. You should plan a trip around the second to the fourth day. The fifth would be the quietest and most of the festivities would be over by then
Since elephant trading is becoming increasingly illegal, most traders get their elephants for pomp and prestige. Horses of fine quality also gallop around for the same reason. The 'chiriya Bazar' or Bird Market is a space where birds and other small animals can be bought legally. Cow being symbolic of various things in india are also sold as pedigree items as well as other cattle and milch animals.
Staying at the mela can be done at the camps set up for this pilgrims but you will have to be prepared to rough it out in them as they are set up right in the mela grounds. There is also the Bihar Tourism resort which is a viable option. Tourist lodges are set up during the festival accommodate the people coming small hotels and guest houses are also there. You can also go a short distance to places like Hajipur for staying during this time.

Performers like dancer, singers, acrobats and circus artists also come to this festival to put up entertainment programs at night once the festival is concluded for the day.

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