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Elephants and their mahouts (elephant handlers) arrive for the month long animal fair at Sonepur, Bihar on the banks of Gandak river, a tributary of the Ganges. This is considered one of the largest animal selling fairs in India, near Patna, Bihar province.

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Elephants and their mahouts (elephant handlers) arrive for the month long animal fair at Sonepur, Bihar on the banks of Gandak river, a tributary of the Ganges. This is considered one of the largest animal selling fairs in India, near Patna, Bihar province.