Rottela Panduga, an annual festival in which people exchange rotis for wishes, is held at which place?

Rottela Panduga, meaning "the festival of rotis", is an annual festival held at the Bara Shaheed Dargah, on the banks of the Swarnala Cheruvu lake in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. It is held during the month of Muharram and lasts for about five days, attracting lakhs of devotees of all religions.

The Bara Shaheed Dargah ("the shrine of the twelve martyrs") is believed to contain the graves of twelve martyrs who died in a battle several centuries ago. Devotees believe that the martyrs fulfil the wishes of those who pray at the shrine with faith. The most famous custom of the festival is the exchange of rotis (flatbreads). Devotees whose wishes have been fulfilled come to the lake with rotis and give them to others, and devotees who want their wishes to come true take these rotis from them. The exchange takes place while standing in the waters of the lake. Different kinds of rotis are associated with different wishes, such as the "roti" for marriage, for children, for health, for education, for a job, for a house, for travel abroad or for prosperity. Devotees who receive a roti and whose wish comes true return the next year to give rotis to others. The custom is believed to be more than 200 years old.

The festival is a symbol of the communal harmony of the region, as people of all religions, Hindus, Muslims and Christians, take part in it with equal devotion. The Government of Andhra Pradesh has declared it a state festival.

Famous dargahs of India include the Ajmer Sharif Dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer, the Nizamuddin Dargah of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya in Delhi and the Haji Ali Dargah in Mumbai.

Why not the other options?

• ✗Ajmer Sharif Dargah is the shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, famous for its Urs.
• ✗Haji Ali Dargah, Mumbai stands on an islet in the Arabian Sea.
• ✗Nizamuddin Dargah, Delhi is the shrine of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya, famous for its qawwalis.