Ganga Sagar Mela is conducted at the mouth of the river Hooghly in ________. 

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  1. West Bengal
  2. Bihar
  3. Goa
  4. Andhra Pradesh

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Option 1 : West Bengal
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The correct answer is West Bengal.

Key Points

  • West Bengal​
    • India's easternmost state is called West Bengal. With nearly 91 million people living in an area of 88,752 km2,
    • it is located along the Bay of Bengal (34,267 sq mi). West Bengal is the eighth-most populous country subdivision in the world, the fourth-most populous state in India, and the thirteenth-largest state in terms of area.
    • Its borders with Bangladesh in the east, Nepal and Bhutan in the north, and Bhutan are all parts of the Bengal area of the Indian subcontinent.
    • It also has boundaries with the states of Assam, Jharkhand, Bihar, Sikkim, and Odisha in India. Kolkata, India's third-largest metropolis and seventh-largest city by population, serves as the state capital.

Additional Information

  • The early history of the region was marked by a series of Indian empires, internal strife, and a struggle for supremacy between Buddhism and Hinduism. Several significant Janapadas were located in ancient Bengal, but the earliest cities date to the Vedic era.
  • The Vangas, Mauryans, and Guptas were only a few of the ancient pan-Indian dynasties that ruled over this area.
  • The Gaua Kingdom, the Pala Empire, and the Sena Empire all had their capitals in the Gaua fortress.
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