SANTINIKETAN POUSH MELA ( পৌষ মেলা - ১৪২৪)

  • 6 years ago
poush mela is an annual fair in santiniketn,in Birbhum DIST, making the harvest eason. commencing on the 7th day of the month of poush,the fair officially lasts for three days, although vendors may stay until the month end.
the mela started Devendranath tagore( father of rabindranath tagore).
cause- 20 followers accepted the brahmo creed from ram chandra vidyabagish on 21th december,1843(7 poush 1250 according to bengali calender) .this is the basis of poush utsav.
A brahma mandir established at santiniketan on 21 dec,1891(7 poush,1298)and a small fair was organised.

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