Question

Shakumbhari Fair is celebrated in which of the following districts?
1. Mathura
2. Saharanpur
3. Allahabad
4. Meerut

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Saharanpur

The correct answer is Saharanpur.

• Shakumbri fair is organised in Saharanpur.
• It is celebrated twice a year during Navratri.
• Important fairs of Uttar Pradesh:

Fair name	District/ Features
Magh Fair	Allahabad, near the confluence of the three rivers- Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati during the month of Maagh (January/February)
Rath Fair	Vrindavan, Mathura, month Chaitra, In the honour of Lord Rangnath.
Gau Charan Fair	Mathura,  Celebrated on the eighth day of Kartik month. Also known as ‘Gopashtami’
Bhai Dooj or Yam Dvitya Fair	Celebrated on the second day of the Kartik month in Shukla Paksha
Nauchandi Fair	Meerut, ‘Nauchandi Devi’ is worshipped and pay homage to great saint ‘Syed Salar’
Dewa Sharif Fair	Barabanki, Organised every year during the month of Kartik on the shrine of great Sufi Saint Waris Ali Shah
Shakumbhari Fair	Saharanpur organised twice a year during Navratri
Kumbh Fair	Haridwar on the Ganges River, at Ujjain on the Shipra, at Nashik on the Godavari, and at Prayag Sangam. Organised four times over the course of 12 years