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Poush Mela is an annual fair associated with Santiniketan in Birbhum district of West Bengal. It marks the harvest season and showcases the cultural life of Bengal through local artisans, folk music, food, crafts and performances. Baul songs, kirtan and other Bengali folk traditions are often associated with this fair. The exam point is very direct: Poush Mela means West Bengal. Many fairs are asked in Static GK because they represent regional identity. Do not confuse it with Gujarat’s Rann Utsav or Rajasthan’s desert fairs.
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