Notable Melas in South Asia
- Pushkar Fair
- Sonepur Cattle Fair
- Shaheedi Jor Mela
- Mela Chiraghan
- Mela Maghi at Muktsar
- Kumbh Mela
- Jagannath Ratha-Yatra Mela
- Gangasagar Mela at Sagar Island
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