Pilgrims on Gandak river at the Sonepur Mela, Bihar state, India. 2010

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The Sonepur Cattle Fair or Sonepur Mela (Hindi: सोनपुर मेला) is held on Kartik Poornima (the full moon day) in the month of November in Sonepur, Bihar, on the confluence of river Ganges and Gandak. It is also known as Harihar Kshetra Mela and it attracts visitors from all over Asia. Till date, it is the biggest cattle fair of Asia and stretches on from fifteen days to one month

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Location: Sonepur Mela, Sonepur, Bihar state, India
Photo credit: © Maciej Dakowicz / Alamy / Afripics
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