Beneshwar Fair – The Biggest Indian Tribal Fair

The fair of Beneshwar is a popular Indian fair. It is a five days fair which starts from Shukla Ekadeshi of Magh month of Hindu calendar. Beneshwar is situated in Dungarpur and it is 24 kms. from Aspur in the district of Dungarpur. The Beneshwar fair is the biggest tribal fair of India. It attracts lakhs of devotess from all around. The fair is held in Dungarpur , Rajasthan. A holy Shiv Linga is located in the Shiv temple of Dungarpur and it is from this statue that the name Beneshwar has been taken from. The word Beneshwar means the “master of the delta” in the local language called Vagdi.



This annual fair of Dungarpur is organized at delta formed by the rivers Mahi and Som. The fair continues till Shukla Purnima of Magh. Actually the Beneshwar fair is a combination of two fairs. One fair is held in the honour of Lord Shiva and is organized to pay tribute to the Lord Shiva, known as Beneshwar Mahadev. The another fair is held for celebrating the completion of construction of Vishnu temple. It was built by Jankunwar, the daughter-in-law of saint Mavji.

The priests and the devotess participate in the massive procession to the fair site and take a dip into the river water. The arti and Raslila are reenacted during the night in the Lakshmi Narayana temple.Bhils or tribal people from Dungarpur, Udaipur and Banswara constitute the major part of the gathering.

Cattle Fair of Nagaur – One of the largest in the world

Nagaur is a small district of Rajasthan. The life here starts bustling every year with the thronging of Cattle, horses and camels accompanied by their owners and buyers. The reason is that a famous cattle fair is held here annually. This fair is supposed to be one of the largest in the world. The bulls of Nagaur are popular for their fleet-footedness and therefore, attract buyers from all over. Thousands of animals come here in this fair. The animals are magnificently garlanded with lots of accessories, to give them a vibrant and altogether a different look.



Both the buyers as well the owners of animals gathered at this fair for trading of animals. Even the owners come here in a very attractive style. They wear colourful turban and have long moustaches. Animals like cows, bullocks, oxen, horses, camels etc are sold here. Apart from the animals the Nagaur fair is famous for it's “Mirchi Bazaar”. The wooden items, the iron crafts, the leather accessories and many other interesting traditional and handicraft items are sold here.

The whole day in the Nagaur fair is spent in the trading of mainly the animals. Once the deals are done for buying and selling the animals, the fair is closed in the evening with a variety of celebrations. People sing and dance and enjoy a lot at this fair. This Indian fair is popular all over India.