Huge crowd gathers to see elephants

Elephants hogged the limelight in the Sonepur Fair on November 25, 2015.
Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

Theaters add charms to Sonepur Fair

 Theaters were the added attraction of Sonepur Fair on November 25, 2015.
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Elephants star attraction of Sonepur fair

Several breeds of cattle arrived in Sonepur for world famous cattle fair on November 6, 2014.
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Lakhs throng Sonepur Fair on Kartik Purnima

 

Several lakhs of people gathered in Sonepur on the auspicious occasion of  Kartik Purnia. They took holy dip in river Gandak at Harihar Kshetra and offered prayers at Harihar Nath temple and later visited the world famous Sonepur cattle fair on November 6, 2014.
Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui 

World famous Sonepur fair begins

World famous Sonepur fair began at Harihar Kshetra in Sonepur on November 6, 2014.
Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

Lakhs take holy dip in Gandak on Kartik Purnima

 Lakhs took holy dip on the occasion of Kartik Purnima in the the river Gandak at Harihar Kshetra in Sonepur on November 6, 2014.
Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

Stage set for Sonepur fair

Bihar Tourism Minister Sunil Kumar Pintu briefed the media about this year's Sonepur fair in Patna on November 26, 2012. Pintu said about 11 lakh visitors were expected in this year's fair and a budget of Rs1.3 crore was allotted for the preparation of the Asia's largest cattle fair.
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Sonepur Fair begins

Thousands took holy dip in the Gandak river on auspices occasion of Kartik Purnima in Sonepur on November 10, 2011. Maintaining the tradition, elephants took bath in the river. The world famous Cattle Fair (Sonepur Fair) also began today.

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Sonepur Cattle Fair begins

The auspicious day of Kartika Purnima kicked off the Sonepur Cattle Fair, once termed as Asia’s biggest cattle fair in Sonepur on November 2, 2009. Besides the hordes of milch animals, the fair has an added attraction of elephants and camels.
On Kartik Purnima, elephants do take baths in the river Gandak that provides a natural beauty for visitors.

Officially, the Sonepur Fair was iangurated on November 1, 2009 by Bihar's Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi in a colourful function.

Photographs: Nagendra