Sindhu Darshan Mela

Q.  Sindhu Darshan Mela is celebrated in
- Published on 27 Jun 16

a. Srinagar
b. Kashmir Valley
c. Sonamarg
d. Leh

ANSWER: Leh
 
  • Sindhu Darshan Festival is a festival of India held every year on full moon day (on Guru Purnima) in month of June.
  • It is held at Leh, in Ladakh District of Jammu & Kashmir. It stretches for three days. It was first started in the October, 1997 and continues to be held every year since then, attracting large number of foreign as well domestic tourists.
  • The Sindhu Darshan Festival, as the name suggests, is a celebration of River Sindhu, also known as the Indus.
  • The main reason behind the celebration of Sindhu Darshan Festival is to endorse the Indus River (Sindhu River) as an icon of the communal harmony and unity of India.
  • The festival is also a symbolic salutation to the courageous soldiers of the country, who endanger their life to save ours.
  • This festival was introduced by L. K. Advani, who was the then Home Minister in 1996.

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