Staff Reporter, Dhaka, July 5, 2018: A Baisakhi Mela was arranged in the Rotary School and College premises yesterday. The two-day fair mark cultural shows like singing, dancing, play acting, poetry recitation, stand-up comedy, food and other stalls, and raffle draws on one LCD TV, a laptop computer and a DVD player. Food stalls, among other items, sell typical Bengali food items like pitha, payesh, panta-ilish, shutki, jhaal-muri, and cotton candy. Traditional handicrafts, hand-made cakes, special kinds of food stuff, sweets, potteries, bangles, pitchers and cane products are the main exhibits. The fairs also provide entertainment, with staging Jatra, Pala gan, Kavigan, Jarigan and Gambhira Gan. Artistes present folk songs as well as Baul, marfati, Murshidi and Bhatiali songs.
Several hundred Bangalis came to attend this fair and observed the Pohela Boishakh with much fanfare. Young women came to the mela wearing white sari with red borders and adorn themselves with bangles, flowers and tips. Men wear white pyjamas and panjabi. Children enjoyed shows by clowns, face painting and mehendi painting on their hands.
The Baisakhi Mela is an ancient form of Bengali folk festival that continues to thrive in the modern age.
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