Bhuragarh's Lovers' Fair: 600-Year-Old Tragic Love Story Unfolds on Makar Sankranti

• Bhuragarh Fort in Banda, Uttar Pradesh, hosts a unique 'Lovers' Fair' on Makar Sankranti, dedicated to wishes for love.
• Thousands visit the Nat Mahabali temple below the fort, seeking blessings for relationships and finding partners.
• The fair's origin lies in a 600-year-old tragic love story of Beeran, a Nat youth, and the fort keeper's daughter.
• Beeran accepted an impossible challenge to cross the Ken River on a raw thread to marry the princess, but was betrayed.
• Both Beeran and the princess died tragically, leading to the creation of the Nat Mahabali temple as a memorial to their love and sacrifice.

Why It Matters: Bhuragarh's Makar Sankranti fair celebrates a 600-year-old tragic love story, fulfilling wishes for love.