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Celebreted
from October 24 to October 26.The colourful festival
of dance and music, Rajgir Dance Festival is held
at Rajgir, the ancient capital of the Magadha kings.
During the festival the instrumental music, devotional
songs, opera, folk dance, ballet or the many schools
of classical dance and music, geniuses in their
own realms of accomplishments, create an almost
ethereal atmosphere to electrify true devotees.
The sanctity of Rajgir is aptly acclaimed by the
performance of such respected artistes like Anand
Shankar,Nalini-Kamalini, Hema Malini, Amita Dutta,
Mukund Nayak who, in their humility, feel blessed
by this land of the holy.
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Sonepur
Fair is of great antiquity and in olden times it
attracted traders from as far as Central Asia.The
site of the present fair was originally at Hajipur,
and only the pujas used to be offered atin the temple
at Sonepur. During the reign of the Mughal emperor
Aurangzeb, the fair was shifted to Sonepur.The fair
continues for about fourteen days but the few days
before, during and after the Kartik.
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Shiva after a penance of a hundred years.The invocation
of Parvatis blessings on this day results in continued
marital bliss.Henna is decorated on the palms of
hands of women.It is a popular belief that the intensity
of a mans love for his wife can be gauged from
the color of henna on the wifes palm.Lord Shiva
and his wife Parvati are worshipped by married women
who keep a 24-hour fast for the long life of their
husband.