Snan Jatrar Mela 

To the Fair for a Holy Dip 

The Snan Jatrar Mela is held on the eighth day (Ashtami) of the festivities for Annapurna/ Basanti Puja. Devotees take a dip in the river while offering prayers in memory of their ancestors. Several such fairs are held along the mighty river Brahmaputra and his tributaries. We visited the fair at the confluence of Gadadhar and Kaljani rivers. As it happens, these sinous rivers empty into the Brahmaputra.