The Kumbh Mela of Ujjain, known as the Simhastha, is held on the bank of which river?
- A.Narmada
- B.Shipra
- C.Betwa
- D.Chambal
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Shipra. Ujjain stands on the Shipra, and the Simhastha bathing takes place at its ghats, chiefly Ram Ghat, with the Mahakaleshwar jyotirlinga at the centre of the fair. Of the four Kumbh rivers, the Shipra is the one in Madhya Pradesh.
Option A is wrong because the Narmada, although the chief river of the state, carries the Narmada Jayanti at Amarkantak and the Barman fair at Narsinghpur, not a Kumbh. Option C is wrong because the Betwa flows past Vidisha and Orchha and has no Kumbh. Option D is wrong because the Chambal is a Yamuna tributary of the northern districts and is known for its ravines and the gharial sanctuary. The other three Kumbh rivers are the Ganga and Yamuna at Prayagraj, the Ganga at Haridwar and the Godavari at Nashik.
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Practice Questions
View allThe Ujjain Kumbh is called the Simhastha because it is held when
- A.Jupiter enters Leo
- B.Jupiter enters Aquarius
- C.the Sun enters Capricorn
- D.the Moon enters Taurus
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Simha is the Sanskrit name of Leo, and the Ujjain fair takes its name from the entry of Jupiter into that sign, with the Sun in Aries; the combination falls in the month of Vaisakha, so the Ujjain Kumbh is a Vaisakha fair rather than a winter one.
Read the full explanation →The Bhagoria Haat festival is celebrated chiefly by which community of Madhya Pradesh?
- A.The Gonds of the Mandla belt
- B.The Bhils and Bhilalas of the Jhabua belt
- C.The Baigas of the Dindori belt
- D.The Korkus of the Betul belt
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Bhagoria is the haat festival of the Bhil and Bhilala people of the western districts, above all Jhabua and Alirajpur, with Dhar, Barwani and Khargone joining in, and it is held in the weekly markets of the week before Holi.
Read the full explanation →The Bhagoria Haat is held in the days immediately before which festival?
- A.Diwali
- B.Holi
- C.Nagpanchami
- D.Makar Sankranti
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Bhagoria runs through the weekly haats of the week before Holi, in the month of Phalguna, and closes on the day of Holi itself, so the festival is counted as the Bhil form of the spring festival rather than a separate date in the calendar.
Read the full explanation →Maha Shivratri is celebrated in the honour of the Hindu deity, Lord Shiva in the Hindu month of ________.
- A.Kartika
- B.Chaitra
- C.Phalguna
- D.Vaishakha
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Maha Shivratri falls on the Chaturdashi of the dark half of Phalguna, in February or March. In Madhya Pradesh it is the largest single fair day of the year: it fills the Mahakaleshwar jyotirlinga at Ujjain, the Bhojeshwar temple at Bhojpur in Raisen district and the Shiva shrines of Pachmarhi.
Read the full explanation →The Nagdwari Mela, called the Amarnath of the Satpura, is held at which hill station of Madhya Pradesh?
- A.Pachmarhi
- B.Amarkantak
- C.Maheshwar
- D.Mandu
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The Nagdwari Mela is held at Pachmarhi in Narmadapuram district, inside the Satpura hills, at Nagpanchami in the month of Shravan.
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