Simaria Ghatसिमरिया घाट
Dinkar's village, a month-long Kartik mela on the Ganga sands, and the 1959 bridge.
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Best time to visit15 October to 15 March and 15 October to 20 November
Good seasonsPost-monsoon (October to November), Winter (December to February)
DifficultyEasy
Time needed2 hrs
Base and nearbySimaria, Barauni
EntryFree
About Simaria Ghat
The Ganga ghat at Simaria hosts a month-long Kalpwas mela in Kartik, when thousands camp on the sands and bathe daily, a smaller cousin of the Prayagraj Magh Mela. Simaria is also the village of the poet Ramdhari Singh Dinkar. The Rajendra Setu of 1959, the first rail-road bridge over the Ganga in Bihar, crosses to Mokama here, with a new six-lane bridge beside it. Sandbanks and current are treacherous outside the marked bathing area.
What to see and do
- Kartik Kalpwas mela on the sands
- Rajendra Setu, 1959
- Dinkar and Simaria village
- Ganga bathing ghat
- The new six-lane bridge
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