Mela (Hindustani): [see also: bazaar, elephant] (Shand 1992:5,27,158-193;HalI2000:35) A fair; in this case an elephant fair, where elephants are bought and sold. The largest in the world is an annual affair [November], held at Sonpur/Sonepur at the confluence the Ganges and Gandak Rivers in Bihar, India.