Banganga Fair

Radha - Krishna Ji temple near a stream which is eleven kms from Bairath in Jaipur district, Rajasthan. Bairath is eighty-five kilometers from Jaipur. It is believed that bathing in the holy waters of this day Banganga purifies the soul. Vaishakh Purnima (full moon day according to Hindu calendar), which usually falls in April or May.

It is said that the current Banganga formed when Arjun, one of the Pandavas, he shot an arrow to quench the thirst of dying Bhishma Pitamaha, who was a brave warrior and had been seriously wounded in the battle of Mahabharata.

Shri Nandram Bakshi of Jaipur constructed the two hundred-year old Radha-Krishnaji Temple. Thousands of worshipers come from other places such as Alwar, Behror, Jaipur and Bharatpur, to bathe in sacred waters and pay homage to the holy places nearby such as shrines of Hanuman and Ganga Bihari, the Mahadev Temple and the Math of Goswamiji.

There are traders who come here to sell simple rural ornaments, toys and household items and Giant wheels and carousels, appeal to children.