Simaria

Simaria is a village in India, along the Ganges river.[1] It is in Begusarai District of Bihar, and near Barauni.[2] Hindi poet Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar' was born on 23 September 1908 in Simaria village, then part of Bengal Presidency, British India, now in Begusarai District of Bihar.[3] Situated on the South Eastern boundary of Begusarai, It is also famous for Simaria Mela, a fair of devotional importance during the month of Kartik every year according to Indian Panchang (usually during November). It has a famous bridge Simaria Pul which provides both Rail and Road connectivity to this place. People of Simaria widely speaks Maithili language. Recently Ardhakumbha a devotional congregation was held here in 2011 in an attempt to reestablish the lost importance of other 8 places where Kumbha was held according to scriptures. Not only "Ardhakumbha" but recently "Maha-kumbha" was also held here in November, 2017.

References
  1. "'Revive Kumbh Mela in eight historic cities' | Allahabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  2. "Poor paean to poet Dinkar's memory | Patna News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  3. Kumar Vikram, Arun Kumar Sinha (2010). Ramdhari Singh Dinkar: Makers of Indian Literature. Sahitya Akademi. p. 151. ISBN 978-81-260-2664-7.

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