0 a public event that is organized to celebrate a special occasion or an event where goods can be bought and sold
Following a main meal of black broth ("melas zmos"), an ("epaiklon", or after-meal) was served, which consisted of game, fruit, poultry and other delicacies.
The main event in this mela or fair is horse racing and horse shows.
Melas would have extracted the whole story from this stranger had the woman herself not burst in unexpectedly, but even that event furnished new information.
During one of the mela nights, some artists from local orchestra parties would be invited.
Pleople bring their kids to this mela for blessings of shitla mata which keeps the children disease free.
The attendance at the mela was about 350 not counting the stall members.
Kumbh mela (festival) is celebrated once in twelve years.
During the festival, people around come and spend time in the mela buying fancy things.
