Bihar

• 13 Apr 2022

Baba Kewal Dham State Fair

Why in News?

• Recently, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar inaugurated the three-day Baba Kewal Dham State Fair in Indrawara village under Morwa block of Samastipur.

Key Points

• Baba Kewal Dham State Fair is the biggest religious fair of Nishad Samaj organized at the national level.
• This fair is organized in Navratri of Chaitra month starting from Saptami Tithi till the tenth.
• Chief Minister Nitish Kumar gave this fair the status of a state fair in 2010.
• Baba Kewal Dham area has been affected by the floods of Noon river, keeping in mind that the left and right banks of the river have been strengthened and uplifted.