Dadri mela
dadri mela annual festival celebrated dadri ballia district uttar pradesh believed started year ago currently organized balia municipal corporation mela associated hindu rishi bhrigu named student rishi dadar believed started joining sarju ganga rishi dadar mela held one month two phase first phase day kartika purnima second largest market cattle animal trade second phase started kartika purnima evening maha aarti according pauranic legend rishi bhrigu attacked vishnu felt great remorse repent sin came back earth started prāyaścitta time due mastery jyotish shastra learned river ganga going dry future prevent asked student rishi dardr merge sarayu ganga river obeying teacher command rishi dardr people confluence two river overjoyed celebrated day festival since mela celebrated annually mela believed started pauranic time often believed year old celebrated place animal fair meena bazar added later possibly mughal king akbars time animal fair held day kartika purnima animal fair dadri mela main attraction business brings people far haryana rajasthan second largest animal fair india known unique animal main mela kartika purnima main dadri mela started mahaaarti evening meena bazar ride enjoyment usually start period bhartendu manch annual kavi sammelan different event organized government promotion culture art