Three-day fair (extended to six days from 2017 onwards) at Tagore's Visva-Bharati University, founded in 1894 to celebrate the establishment anniversary of Brahma Mandir temple. Features approximately 1,500 vendor stalls, live Bengali folk music (baul, kirtan, kobigan), local handicrafts, printed fabrics, and performances. Attracts ~10,000 tourists annually.
क्यों मायने रखता हैPoush Mela is integral to Rabindranath Tagore's vision for Shantiniketan as a centre of cultural expression. The fair celebrates Bengali folk traditions and has been held continuously since 1894 (except during 1943 Bengal Famine, 1946 Direct Action Day, and COVID-19).
इस त्योहार के लिए जा रहे हैं? December में Shantiniketan
December Shantiniketan builds toward Poush Mela — the festival Tagore created to celebrate rural Bengal. Baul singers, handicrafts, dance, theatre. The town's reason for existence, distilled into 3 days.
Shantiniketan की December गाइड देखें →
कैसे पहुँचें
नज़दीकी हवाई अड्डा
Kolkata (160 km)
नज़दीकी रेलवे
Bolpur (3 km)
कहाँ खाएँ
Ghore Baire Restaurant
Bhubandanga, near Bolpur main road · ₹₹
सिग्नेचरBhetki paturi and Sunday Bengali thali
Cafe Coffee Day Bolpur
Bolpur · ₹₹
सिग्नेचरcappuccino with sandwiches
Phone signal is patchier in Shantiniketan than at this CCD; it's the local fallback for video calls. Closes by 10pm; come in the late afternoon to get a power socket.
Kasahara - The Cafe
Visva-Bharati campus, near Kala Bhavana · ₹₹
सिग्नेचरFilter coffee and cinnamon toast on the open verandah
Sonajhuri Khoai Haat
Sonajhuri Forest · ₹
सिग्नेचरsanthal village stalls (Saturdays)
Operates Saturday afternoons (3-6pm) only — every other day the forest clearing is empty. Carry small notes; UPI is patchy. Combine with the Khoai Mela morning baul session for the full experience.
Shantiniketan की सभी खाने की जगहें →
Shantiniketan में और क्या देखें
Kala Bhavana (Art College)
Art school with murals by Nandalal Bose, Binode Behari Mukhopadhyay, and other Bengal School masters.
Uttarayan (Tagore Museum)
Five houses where Tagore lived and wrote. Personal effects, manuscripts, and paintings on display.
Visva-Bharati University
University founded by Rabindranath Tagore in 1921. Open-air classrooms under trees, Tagore's vision.
Shantiniketan के और त्योहार
