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Jhusi
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<p>Jhusi or Jhunsi is a town in <a href="/facts/Prayagraj_district/loeRGyug">Prayagraj district</a> in the <a href="/facts/India/1kKHcnxM">Indian</a> <a href="/facts/States_and_territories_of_India/jqaAwkWI">state</a> of <a href="/facts/Uttar_Pradesh/vXDwM9Df">Uttar Pradesh</a>. It was formerly called <a href="/facts/Pratisthan_Pur_(Jhunsi)/VN0yIuAa">Pratishthan Pur</a> or Puri. The place is also noted for being one of the <a href="/facts/Neolithic/wRS0Bnh4">Neolithic</a> sites that provides some of the earliest evidence of farming in <a href="/facts/South_Asia/7gTqe3hY">South Asia</a>. It is also plays a significant role in <a href="/facts/Magh_Mela/CmJux7IS">Magh Mela</a>, a festival which takes place annually during <a href="/facts/Magha_(month)/UlCcBXe0">Magha</a>, the eleventh month of the <a href="/facts/Hindu_calendar/3oYoSHLj">Hindu calendar</a>. </p>