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Poush Mela.......Folk Dancer

A tribal Tusu dancer decorated her Khopa (an Indian hairstyle) with silver ornaments of traditional looks.......

 

Poush Mela 2011, Santiniketan

Images of Bengal, India

 

See My Poush Mela Set: flic.kr/s/aHsjywUbRV

 

Poush Mela / পৌষ মেলা

An annual fair and festival that takes place in Santiniketan, in Birbhum District in the Indian state of West Bengal, marking the harvest season. Commencing on the 7th day of the month of Poush (around 21/22 December), the fair officially lasts for three days, although vendors may stay up until the month-end. The key characteristic of this fair include live performances of Bengali folk music, notably baul and fakir songs.

 

© 2012 Pallab Seth

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