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Poush Mela, West Bengal, shantiniketan, fairs and festivals of india, poet Rabindranath Tagore. |
 | | 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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