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Baneshwar Fair is an amazing tribal fair organized at the Dungarpur district in Rajasthan state of India. The fair is organized in the month of February 50 km away from the Dungarpur at Baneshgwar, a small delta formed by the Soma River. The fair is organized from Magh Shukla Ekadashi to Magh Shukla Purnima in the Month of February.
Baneshwar means the ‘master of the delta’ and it is derived from the Shiva Linga worshipped in the Mahadev temple in Dungarpur. Baneshwar is a simple religious fair with some traditional rituals. The fair is popular amongst the tribal people called as Bhils who come from various parts of the country to visit the fair especially from the states of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat to pray Lord Shiva. <p >Prayers are done in morning and evening at the Baneshwar Mahadev temple. In the morning, saffron is applied to the shivling after bath and the Aarti is done. In the evening, bhabhut (ash) is applied to the Linga followed by the aarti. Devotees offer wheat flour, pulses, rice, jiggery, ghee, salt, chillies, coconut and cash to the Shivlinga at Baneshwar Mahadev Temple.
Apart from the prayers, various cultural shows are organized at the fair where people of different age groups are called to participate in it. Music, folk dances, magic shows, animal shows and acrobatic feats are all the part of this fair. Also, people visiting the fair can also buy various interesting items and materials at the fair.