Sonepur
Harihar Kshetra, where the Gandak meets the Ganga, and the largest cattle fair in Asia at Kartik Purnima.
Patna and the rivers
Places around Sonepur
- Harihar Nath Temple, Sonepur: Pilgrims take a holy dip at the confluence of the Ganga and the Gandak and then worship the Harihar...
- Sonepur Mela: Pilgrims come for the holy dip at the confluence on Kartik Purnima and then for darshan at the Harihar...
- Ami Ambika Bhawani Temple: Believers come from far off to offer oblation at the yagya kund and the well of the goddess
- Chirand: Pilgrims come for the Chyavana-ashrama association and the annual fair; the mound itself draws visitors...
- Silhauri: Devotees come to worship Shilanath, chiefly at Shivaratri
- Gautam Asthan, Revelganj: Pilgrims come for the Ahalya episode of the Ramayana and to bathe in the Saryu at the ashram
- Dhorh Ashram: Devotees come to worship the large lingam at a riverside shrine of archaeological interest
More to see and do
The Kartik Purnima fair at Sonepur
Asia's largest livestock fair, at the meeting of the Ganga and the Gandak, from Kartik Purnima.
Two weeks to a month of trading, stalls, crafts and entertainment around the Harihar Nath temple.
Yatras through Sonepur
- Mauryan and Ashokan Bihar: The capital of an empire that reached Afghanistan, and the pillars it left behind
Experiences
- Chhath on the ghats: Bihar's own festival, and the largest thing that happens here
- Sonepur Mela: Asia's largest cattle fair, a month long, where two rivers meet
Tirtham can arrange here
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