The festival, to be held behind York Art Gallery in Museum Gardens on September 24.
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aims to bring together York's many different ethnic communities for a dazzling festival celebrating the city's diversity through music, dance and food, says organiser Shamim Eimaan.
Mela festivals began in South India - the word means 'gathering' in Hindi - but have become common in major cities across the UK.
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