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West Bengal Tourism - Fairs and Festivals of Bengal (953 words) |
 | Winter is also the season of cultural events like the Poush Mela in Santiniketan and Joydev Mela, the festival of wandering minstrels at Kenduli. |
| Poush Mela : Between the 7th and 9th of Poush (end-December). |
| Poush Mela is held at Santiniketan in the district of Birbhum. |
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Poush Mela, West Bengal, shantiniketan, fairs and festivals of india, poet Rabindranath Tagore. (1533 words) |
| Poush Mela, West Bengal, shantiniketan, fairs and festivals of india, poet Rabindranath Tagore. |
| So on the one hand, while the three days of Poush are observed through prayers and cultural meets, a fair is held simultaneously where local crafts people bring their waves to sell, folk artists perform before a discerning crowd and urban and rural folk intermingle without prejudice. |
| Over the years, like any other fair, Poush Mela too has not been able to shake off the contemporary mores and has undergone characteristic changes but its role as a meeting ground of crafts people and buyers or rural and urban visitors has remained evergreen. |
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