In the month of Kartik, the Chandrabhaga fair is held every year at:

The Chandrabhaga Mela is held every year at Jhalrapatan in Jhalawar district, Rajasthan. It takes place in the month of Kartik (October-November), with the most important day being Kartik Purnima, when pilgrims bathe in the holy Chandrabhaga river.

The fair has two parts:

A religious part: thousands of devotees take a holy dip at the ghats of the Chandrabhaga river and visit the ancient temples of the area. The Chandrabhaga temple complex, dating to about the 7th-8th century, has a famous Shiva temple.

A cattle fair: it is one of the major cattle fairs of the Hadoti region. Cows, buffaloes, camels, horses and especially the Malvi breed of bullocks are bought and sold. Traders come from Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat and other states.

Jhalrapatan is known as the "City of Temple Bells" because it once had over a hundred temples. Its most famous temple is the Surya (Sun) temple, also called the Padmanabha temple, built in the 10th century, which is known for its fine sculpture. The town was founded by Zalim Singh Jhala in the late 18th century near the older settlement.

Rajasthan holds many cattle fairs, including the Pushkar Mela (Ajmer), the Nagaur Mela (Ramdev Pashu Mela), the Tejaji fair at Parbatsar and the Mallinath fair at Tilwara (Barmer).

Why not the other options?

• ✗Kolayat (Bikaner) holds the Kapil Muni fair on Kartik Purnima.
• ✗Shamlaji (Gujarat) holds a fair at the Vishnu temple on Kartik Purnima.
• ✗Sonepur (Bihar) holds a cattle fair at the Gandak-Ganga confluence on Kartik Purnima.
• ✗Good to know
• ✗These three are also held around Kartik Purnima, so remember the river name: only the Jhalrapatan fair is on the Chandrabhaga.