Chandrabhaga Fair also known as “Cattle Fair” is celebrated with great enthusiasm in Rajasthan.

When Chandrabhaga Festival is being celebrated?

Chandrabhaga Fair is held on the auspicious day of Kartik Purnima in the Karthik month (October-November) of Hindu Lunar month.

Where Chandrabhaga Festival is being celebrated?

It is celebrated in the town of Jhalrapatan in Jhalawar province of Rajasthan. Jhalawar is a princely state located in south-eastern Rajasthan and is host to this amazing festival.

How Chandrabhaga Festival is being celebrated?

The festival is predominantly a cattle fair in which thousands of people take a dip in the holy Chandrabhaga River. It is considered a holy place by the local people who call it “Chandravati”.
Just like the famous Pushkar fair, this fair also organizes the cattle fair where livestock is available for resale.

This religious cum cattle fair pulls travelers, cattle herders, pilgrims, and explorers from all over the country to assemble on the banks of river Chandrabhaga for a holy dip and prayer. Traders and merchants from all over the country flock here and take part in this fair in Rajasthan. However, for most locals, it holds a greater significance for cattle trading.

Various activities like deep daan, shobha yatra, cattle trading, and various competitions are organized at the fair.

Visitors relish authentic local Rajasthani cuisines at the fair.

 

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