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European traveller Marshall had mentioned that even the traders of the far-flung Tatar desh used to come to the #SonepurMela to deal in commerce.
Do you know the fair was not always held here at Sonepur? A thread 👇 (1)
Do you know the fair was not always held here at Sonepur? A thread 👇 (1)
The period of the inception of the Sonepur fair, also known as Harihar Kshetra Mela, is shrouded in obscurity. Some trace it back to the 4th century BC Mauryan period.
Previously the fair was held at Hajipur (Ramchaura) and only oblation was offered to the deity at Sonepur. (2)
Previously the fair was held at Hajipur (Ramchaura) and only oblation was offered to the deity at Sonepur. (2)
There is a description of #SonepurFair by M. Wilson in his Memoir on Bihar, which was written in 1852. He has written that one could buy from the canvas-made-shop the commodities of Manchester, Buckingham, Delhi, Kanpur, Afghanistan and Kashmir, etc. (3)
