Medini mela is organised around the time of
Muharram and
Shab e Baraat near the
mazar of Shah Abdullah Kermani at
Khustigiri. The emphasis in these fairs is on catering to the needs of rural women.
Urs fair is organised on 15
Falgun at Langulia village in
Suri police station and on 23 Falgun at
Rajnagar. A fair is organised on
Buddha Purnima day on the occasion of
Dharmaraj Puja in Kaddang village. Dharmaraj puja fairs are held at several other places – in Banashanka village on Buddha Purnima day, in Kandapur village on
Shravani Purnima day, and in Kurmitha village on the occasion of
Asarhi Purnima. Lebrashwar celebrates Shiva Gajan with a three-day fair. Villages such as Parui, Katna, Rongaipur etc. celebrate Brahmadaitya Puja with fairs spread across several days in the early part of
Magh. Khosnagar has a fair for
Saraswati Puja.
Tarapith sports a festive look round the year, but a special fair is held on the occasion of Shukla chaturdashi in the month of
Ashvin. Birchandrapur, about from Tarapith and a centre of
Vaishnava pilgrimage, organises fairs for
Rath Yatra and Goshtaastami. The birth anniversary of
Nityananda is celebrated with Aradhanar mela in the month of Magh. The area is also known as
Ekachakra, the place where the
Pandavas spent some time in anonymity.
Shivaratri mela is organised at Dabuk, which boasts of the tallest
Shiva temple in Birbhum. Shibgram in
Mayureswar police station organises a fair for
Makar Sankranti. A Brahmadaitya Mela is organised on 1 Magh on the banks of Ramsagar at Dheka. A week-long fair is organised at Kaleswar on the occasion of Shivaratri in Falgun. The fair organised on the banks of the
Mayurakshi River at Suganpur on the occasion of Buddha Purnima in Boisakh continues for three months. The Urs fair of Malang Zakaria Pir is held on 22–23 Poush at Tildanga. Lohajang Saheb Pirer Mela is held at Bara village near Lohapur on 2–20 Magh. A fair is organised on the first three days of Poush in honour of Sasan Kali at Bumkotala, at the western end of
Rampurhat. The fair comes alive with the singing and dancing of
Santals. Choitro Sankranti fair is held in precincts of Dhamri Kali, on the banks of Brahmani River, in
Nalhati police station. Traditionally large numbers of goats were offered to the goddess. Sri Gopaler Mela is held at Kaluha village on the occasion of
Dol. Banbater Mela is held for seven days starting from a day after Saraswati Puja at Kurugram. A month-long fair at Rudranagar near Chatra, organised on the occasion of Basanti Puja, has on display the work of local craftsmen. A fair is organised on the occasion of
Kali Puja for 10–15 days at Jajigram. Chandidas Mela is organised on the banks of Denta Pukur in
Nanoor. The week–long Radhamadhab Mela is organised from 14 Choitro at Charkalgram near Nonoor. A three–day fair is organised on the occasion of Saraswati Puja at
Hetampur. ==Modern fairs==