Jaydev/Joydeb Kenduli.

India / Bangla / Dubrajpur / Jaydev Kenduli,Distrct-Birbhum,State-West Bengal.
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Direction from Kolkata: By train from Howrah station to Bolpur station (Tagore's Shantniketan),Walk/Rickshaw to Jamboni bus stand, Bus or 3 wheeler to Joydev Kenduli (1.5-2 hours).
Description:- A village around a 17th century temple on the bank of river Ajay(ojoy)is the house of hundreds of Baul singers and instrument players.
Bauls are a group of mystic minstrels from Bengal. They constitute both a syncretic religious sect and a musical tradition. A heterogeneous group, with many sects,membership mainly consists of Vaishnavas and Sufis.They can often be identified by their distinctive clothes and ethnic musical instruments. Baul music had a great influence on Tagore's poetry and on his music. In 2005, the Baul tradition was included in the list of "Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity" by UNESCO.
Joydev Kenduli Mela/ Yearly Festival:- On 14/15/16th of January 2011, where thousands of Bauls assemble . Hundreds of makeshift stages are built .
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaydev_Kenduli
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Coordinates:   23°38'35"N   87°25'48"E

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  • Joydev Kenduli is famous for Fair in MakarSankranti. This place is visited by millions of people during this period of year to take a holy dip in the River Ajay.
  • Sabyasachi thik balechhe.
  • Joydev is my village .It is famous for Radhabinod mandir and Makarsankrantir joydev mela.
  • hello can any frd suggest me where 2 stay???If anyone knows about any hotel/guest house near 2 Joydev Mela,kindly suggest...Please mail me those detail info @ debkumar_123@sify.com.
  • Joydeb & Joydeb mela does indeed a complete different experience to those visitors who are willing to spend a couple of days completely differently. Far away from the homely comforts. sitting and sleeping with the bauls, sufis and kirtaniyas with their haunting tunes boosting you up, it's really mindblowing. Only thing is that you ought to have a passion for folk music and willingness to take hardships along with their steps. I still feel the same urge and compulsion, to go back to Joydeb Mela, which I had when I first started going to Joydeb a decade back. Since then I have gone back to Joydeb every year.
  • yes. that's right. u need 2 have that kind of inclination. it's incredible. intermingling of elites and not so elites, and rural folks and those songs with earthy fragrance, the chilly wind in the bank of Ajoy perfectly blended with smell of Chhillam ..... fantastic. I visited this congregation in the month of Jan 2012, before i proceeded to Antarctica with the Govt Expedition team . I am carrying with me the cherished memories of the night of Makarsankranti in Kenduli Joydev.
  • that's exactly the feel . when u are going to visit this place again, Amitav ?
  • Time for celebrating the Joydev Kenduli Mela at Kenduli, in Birbhum West Bengal. The Kenduli Mela in Birbhum gives you the wonderful opportunity to hear to the music of these wandering minstrels who believe in the simplicity of love and life. You are sure to be impressed by their magnetic performances. https://www.facebook.com/events/1414462902123128/
  • Can anybody guide me where to stay near mela. I am coming from siliguri so will get down at Blopur station.
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