The famous 'Gangasagar Mela' is held in which of the following states of India?

Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2021

A. Gujarat
B. West Bengal
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Rajasthan

Answer: West Bengal

Option b is the correct answer. Gangasagar Mela is a mela held every year at Gangasagar, West Bengal, India. The confluence of the Ganges and the Bay of Bengal is called the Gangasagar, the fair is held every year on Makar Sankranti at Kapilmuni's ashram located on the Gangasagar. The mela is celebrated on 14 or 15 January every year. Gangasagar Mela is the second largest Hindu fair (after Kumbh Mela). Many people from different states of India come here every year to take a holy bath on Makar Sankranti day2. In 2023, State minister Aroop Biswas said about 51 lakhs devotees gathered in the mela.

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