| Jonbeel Mela (Chunbîl Melâ) (Indigenous Tiwa community fair) | |
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| Frequency | Annual |
| Location(s) | Dayang Belguri, Morigaon, Assam |
| Inaugurated | 15th-century AD |
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Jonbeel Mela (pron:ˈʤɒnˌbi:l ˈmeɪlə) (Tiwa: Chunbîl Melâ) is a three-day annual indigenous Tiwa Community fair held the weekend of Magh Bihu at a historic place known as Dayang Belguri at Joonbeel. It is 3 km from Jagiroad in Morigaon district of Assam[4][5][6][7] and 65 km from Guwahati. The National Highway connecting the mela is NH 37.[5][7] The Joonbeel (Joon and Beel are Assamese terms for the Moon and a wetland respectively) is so called because a large natural water body is shaped like a crescent moon.[4]
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