Saturday 13 June 2015

3. Fairs and Festivals of Sundarbans


(a) Sagar Mela (held at Sagar Island for 3 days from 12-14 January evry year)
(b) Bisalkhai Mela (last week of Baisakh),
 
(c) Chaitra Mela or Charak Mela (held at South &North 24 parganas),
(d) Gazon Mela (from 28th of Chaitra to 1st of Baisakh st Sonatikari  of Dhola and Dakhin Barasat),
(e) Narayani Mela (at Digamberpur of Patherpratima),
(f) Manasa Mela (at Kachukhali, Gosaba, 5 days from Biswakarma Puja and Manasakhali, Sagar Island),
(g) Baruni Mela (at Shitali, Sandeshkhali-2, last full moon of Falgun for 5 days)
(h) Tusu Mela (at Mahespur, Chunakhali, Basanti, 1st week of January for 3 days),
(i) Hool Utsab (at Jibantala, Canning-2),
(j) Keshabeswar Mela (at Mandirbazar, 1st week of Baisakh for 5 days),
(k) Baisakhi Mela (at Gilarchat, Mathurapur, 1-5th Baisakh),
(m) Chandani Utsab (at Kamdebpur, Patherpratima, 1 day mela, on Akkhoytritiya),
(n) Nag Mela (at Manasa Dwip, Sagar Island, 5 days from 24th November),
(o) Bon-Bibi Utsab (all over in Sundarbans on 21st August by state govt. and 14th January by villager),
(p) Sundarban Kristi Mela (at Basanti 20-29th December).

No comments:

Post a Comment