[5] Bindeshwari Dubey, the then Chief Minister of Bihar, had inaugurated the festival in Swarna Bhadar area of Rajgir on 4 April 1986.

have been introduced recently besides organizing performance by artists of national and international repute.

Qila Maidan located in the backdrop of Ratnagiri hills is its current venue.

Mukesh Kumar, manager at a hotel run by the BSTDC said that in 2020 also, majority of the state tourism functions were cancelled due to Covid.

“Events like Buddha Purnima, Rajgir Mahotsav and Sonepur fair had to be cancelled,” he said.