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

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.