Paush Mela

About this activity

The Pous Mela at Shantiniketan is held evey year around December 22 the date on which the Adi Brahmo shrine at the seat of Tagore was dedicated in 1891. The Mela has developed at Santiniketan and Sriniketan., providing a meeting ground for tribal , rural and elite cultural elements.
For the three days of the fair, several acres of the verdant field is thronged by a crowd of over ten thousand people. There are kiosks that last for the three days while many sellers sit wherever they like, spreading their wares on the ground ; at night some areas are flooded with neon lights, while at other corners, you cannot even discern your own big toe. Impromptu programmes by itinerant folk-singers receive umpteen encores while ubiquitous snack shops attract many like bees to a flower.