Culture & celebrations
Bihar-wide: Phagua and BirahaWider city / region
Incredible India says Holi is locally called Phagua in Bihar, known for its folk songs and the Biraha tradition. This is a Bihar-wide fact.
Read source ↗Araria: where the name comes fromIn the district
The site says that under British rule the area around Mr Forbes’s bungalow was called “R. Area”, which over time came to be pronounced Araria.
Read source ↗Araria district: formed in 1990In the district
The district site says Araria became a sub-division of Purnea district in 1964 and a separate district in January 1990.
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