YAMUNANAGAR: The famous historical and religious Kapal Mochan Mela at Bilaspur in Yamunangar district of Haryana concluded Saturday as about ten lacs devotees took the holy dip at the stroke of midnight.

The pilgrims thronged all the three sarovars to take the holy bath. The lit 'diyaas' on the banks of the sarovars which coupled with the electric lights decorating the Gurudwaras and Temples presented a very picturesque scene. It seemed as if all the population of the surrounding areas had come to this mela together and at a time.
 
The historical reference of Kapal mochan fair has its roots in the fact that it relieves the sins of all the three eras. As per the belief of the people, taking a bath in Kapal Mochan sarovars washes away sins which are even as grave as 'Braham Hatya'. This Dham is also known to have been the work place of Maharishi Ved Vyas, the son of Maharishi Prashar and the creater of great epic Mahabharata. He also create Vedas and Purans here. There are five Tirt has in the different directions in the near by area of Kapal Mochan. In the north is the Tirthraj Kapal Mochan itself and on other sides are Som Sarovar, Rin  Mochan, Surya Kund and Chandar Kund. These sarovars are known to privide fame and fortune to those who come to take the holy bath. Lakhs of pilgrims who visited this mela have been coming here since last number of years and have also been duly blessed.
 
The holy place has a great following amongst the Sikh community too, since in 1687 Guru Gobind Singh has rested here for 52 days after the Bangani war. A large number of Sikhs alongwith Hindus and Muslims visited and bathed in the holy sarovars presenting a picture of unity and amity. The pilgrims has started arriving at Kapal Mochan from as early as November 11 to take the Panchsnan. The crowd started departing soon after 12.00 at midnight after having their holy dip in the sarovars.