Woman Selling Water At Ferris Wheel, Vautha Mela

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Vautha Mela is a fair is held every year at Vautha, where two rivers, the Sabarmati and the Vatrak meet. Vautha fair site is also known as Saptasangam as it is at the confluence of seven rivers. Legends specify that Lord Kartik or Kartikeya, the son of Lord Shiva and Parvati, visited the site. Kartik, popularly known as Muruga, is the commander of the army of the Devas. The fair is dedicated to Kartikeya and is held during Kartika Purnima, the full moon night of the Gujarati month of Kartik (October–November).

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Location: Vautha, Palla, Gujarat, India
Photo credit: © François-Olivier Dommergues / Alamy / Afripics
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