# Rash Mela in West Bengal

By [npmita](https://paragraph.com/@earntosee) · 2022-11-08

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Rash Mela in West Bengal is a festival celebrating the divine love of Sri Krishna and Radha. The month long festival precedes the Rash Yatra. Celebrated on the full moon day in Kartik month, the Rash Yatra is a procession with clay deities of Lord Krishna and Radha. The parade demonstrate the life of Lord Krishna, his various miracles and deeds. The Rash Mela is an annual fair that is very famous in the Nabadwip, Cooch Behar and Sundarbans. Come the full moon night of Kartik and people are seen enchanted in the love of Radha and Krishna.

In 2022, the Rash Mela starts from 19th November. The month long festival starts form the auspicious full moon night and continues till the next full moon.

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*Originally published on [npmita](https://paragraph.com/@earntosee/rash-mela-in-west-bengal)*