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Around 250 Bauls & Fakirs from Bardhaman, Birbhum, Bankura, Murshidabad and Nadia will be at the festival. International music bands from Israel and Czech Republic participated last year. Visitors can enjoy Baul philosophy, discourse and music at the multiple small gatherings and also enjoy the evening programme.\r\n\r\nTour Package\r\nNov 22- Reach Tepantar by 1 pm, Mela starts at 3 pm, music till 10 pm. \r\nNov 23 - Prabhati in the morning, then 10 am to 1 pm, and 3 pm to 10 pm is music time. \r\nNov 24 - Prabhati in the morning, then 10 am to 1 pm, and 3 pm to 4 pm is music times, followed by departure.\r\n\r\nWe provide room\/ dormitory\/ cottage accommodation during the mela time. 2 nights 3 days package including stay, food (breakfast, lunch, dinner) and festival costs \r\nPanagarh to Tepantar is 20 km. From Santiniketan, it is 23 km. Nearest bus stand is \u201c11 Mile\u201d. Pick up & drop from Panagarh to Tepantar or transport from Kolkata to Tepantar is also available at an additional cost. 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Since the last 2 years the Baul-Fakirs of Bardhaman, Birbhum, Bankura, Murshidabad and Nadia have come together at Tepantar to participate in capacity building workshops as part of the Rural Craft & Cultural Hub Project supported by Dept of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises and Textiles (MSME&T), Govt. of West Bengal and UNESCO.\r\n\r\nAll the artists are participating in this festival to be held on Nov 23-25 at Tepantar, Bardhaman. banglanatak dot com TourEast is organising this mela and invite Baul music lovers to do the booking in advance.\r\n\r\nHow to reach: From Panagarh to Tepantar is 20 kms and from Santiniketan it is 23 kms. Nearest Bus Stand is 11 Mile. 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They also hold the Geographical Indication (GI) for the Wooden Mask art form. Explore the Community Museum at Kushmandi and enjoy the evening folk festival on all 3 days of the festival. This will be the 6th edition of this village mela. Entry to the Mela is free and open to all.\r\n\r\nHow to reach\r\nNearest railway station is Kaliyagunj. Kushmandi, Mahishbathan is 17 km from Kaliyagunj. \r\nOther option is to reach Kushmandi by road via Malda, takes 2 hours.\r\n\r\nTour Package\r\nWe provide 1 night 2 days \/ 2 nights 3 days tour package including stay and hot cooked Indian food (breakfast, lunch, dinner). \r\n\r\nTourists can also visit Kushmandi any time of the year.\r\nNov 8 \u2013 Reach Kushmandi by overnight train, visit village, Community Museum, local haat. Mela inauguration at 5 pm, Folk Programme till 9 pm. \r\nNov 9 \u2013 Visit Dhokra weavers village in the morning, wooden mask making workshop in the afternoon. 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All are welcome.\r\n\r\nHow to reach: Nearest railway stations are Agradwip & Katwa. It is about 1.5 hours drive from Bardhaman or Santiniketan and takes 4 hours from Kolkata.","events_date":"18 Jan 19","events_image":"https:\/\/toureast.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Wooden-Doll-Mela-1-1-150x150.jpg"}]}]