The ‘mela’ includes live music, dance and offers traditional delicacies like ‘pitha’.

To celebrate the season of winter, 'Poush Mela Udjapon Parishad' has organised a two-day 'Poush Mela' (Winter Fair) at Ramna Botomul. The festival was inaugurated yesterday morning.
This is the 11th 'Poush Mela' by the organisation.
“One of the main reasons for organising this 'mela' is to promote our rural traditions among the urban youngsters. We intend to re-establish a bridge with our rural roots,” said Selim Shamsul Huda Chowdhury, convenor of the programme.
Traditionally, Poush, the first month of winter in the Bengali calendar, is a time for festivals and special occasions in rural Bengal.
This year's festival was inaugurated by renowned cultural personality and President of ITI, Ramendu Majumder. Noted journalist Abed Khan presided over the inaugural session. Selim Shamsul Huda Chowdhury read out the declaration of this year's festival. Bishwajit Roy; Golam Kuddus, general secretary, Sammilito Sanskritik Jote; Jhuna Chowdhury and Mahmud Selim spoke on the occasion.
The daylong 'mela' featured live music, poetry recitation and dance. Special treats included traditional 'pitha' (rice cakes) and other rural delicacies.
Members of cultural organisations including Udichi, Kranti, Muktadhara, Wrishiz, Nrityam, Konthoshilon, Sargam, Shurtirtha, BAFA, Bonhishikha, Shukonya, Khelaghar, Dhaka Swarokalpan and Srot performed at the programme. Among others, noted artistes Fatema Tuz Zohra, Mita Haq, Bipul Bhattacharya, Malay Kumar Ganguli, Kalpana Anam, Timir Nandi, Rupu Khan and Aditi Mohshin rendered songs at the event.
Bhaswar Bandyopadhyay, Rezina Wali, Rafiqul Islam, Hassan Arif, Mahidul Islam and others recited poems.
The programme started at 7:10 am and continued till 11:00 am. The evening session started at 4 pm. One of the main attractions of the evening session was a 'jatra-pala' performance, “Roopban”.
Today's programme will start at 4 pm and will continue till 9:15 pm. The festival will end with the staging of a 'jatra-pala', “Kashem Malar Prem”.