Poush Mela
poush mela bengali পৌষ মেলা annual fair festival take place santiniketan birbhum district indian state west bengal marking harvest season commencing th day month poush fair officially last three day although vendor may stay monthend per university regulation onwards fair lasted six day key characteristic fair include live performance bengali folk music baul kirtan kobigan devendranath tagore twenty follower accepted brahmo creed ram chandra vidyabagish december poush according bengali calendar basis poush utsav festival poush santiniketan brahma mandir established santiniketan december poush according bengali calendar small fair organised connection establishment anniversary brahma mandir ground opposite mandir started small homely poush mela attracts attention people birbhum district tourist around onwards poush mela organized every year however put halt three time due bengal famine direct action day covid pandemic earlier day mela fair held ground north side brahma mandir also referred glass temple day firework display held earlier day evening prayer mela increased size shifted field purbapalli poush utsav inaugurated poush around december dawn santiniketan wake soft music shehnai first enter scenario vaitalik group go round ashrama hermitage singing song followed prayermeeting chhatimtala entire congregation move uttarayan singing song poush mela characterized live performance bengali folk music especially baul music includes folk song dance tribal sport day festival filled different activity last day fair devoted related santiniketan stall take part fair number tourist pouring threeday fair around government statistic put daily inflow tourist santiniketan around per day major festival pous utsav basanta utsav rabindra paksha naba barsha go average per day obviously many stay back santiniketan lodge accommodation beside room rent hired day local printed fabric handicraft available stall erected fair besides material household interest toy also available various food stall also found visvabharati university jaydev kenduli fair birbhum santiniketan travel guide wikivoyage