Bihar is famous for the fair. Known as the largest cattle fair of Asia, it attracts visitors from every continent each year. The local people get some employment opportunity and the government earns good revenue from the event.
The event formally begins at dawn with the offering of obeisance to Lord Harihar Nath (Lord Shiva) by a large number of visitors after a holy bath at the confluence of the Ganges and Gandak rivers.
The local administration has made elaborate security arrangements near the bank of the Ganges as lakhs of devotees take holy dip on the occasion of Kartik Purnima.
