Question

Ambubachi mela is a festival of which state?
1. Assam
2. Mizoram
3. Sikkim
4. Gujarat

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Assam

The correct answer is Assam.

• Ambubachi Mela is a festival of Assam.

• Ambubachi Mela:
  • It is celebrated at Kamakhya Temple in the month of June.
  • It is one of the biggest congregations in eastern India.
  • It is the belief that Kamakhya embodies the mother cult, the Shakti.
  • The meaning of Ambubachi is spoken with water.
• Other fairs and festival of Assam: Bihu Festival, Me-Dum-Me-Phi, Majuli Festival, Dehing Patkai Festival, Kaziranga Elephant Festival and Ali Ai Ligang Festival.

 

• Festivals of Mizoram are Chapchar Kut Festival, Mim Kut Festival and Pawl Kut Festival.
• Festivals of Sikkim are Saga Dawa, Pang Lhabsol, Losoong or the Sonam Losar.
• Festivals and fairs of Gujarat are Modhera Dance Festival, Navratri, Madhavrai Fair, Ravechi Fair and Vautha Mela.