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Harela has a great significance in Kumaon. This symbolizes a new harvest and the rainy season. It has become a common practice to attribute the slogan of – "Save The Environment" to Harela. Schools in Uttarakhand often encourage their students to plant saplings either at home, school or with the support of local officials.
Harela literally means "Green/Yellow Leaves" . There are traditionally two Harela’s in a year, one in the Chaitra month of the Hindu Calendar (March / April in the Gregorian Calendar) and one in the Shravan month of the Hindu Calendar (July / August in the Gregorian Calendar), corresponding to the change of seasons.
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It is a festival of the Garhwali People celebrated in many villages of the region. Although there are many Rammans, such as the Jak Ramman, one of the most popular is the masked Ramman of the Saloor Dungra village of the Painkhanda Valley in the Chamoli district in Uttarakhand, India. [1]
The Kanwar (or Kānvar/ Kāvaḍ) Yātrā is an annual pilgrimage of devotees of Shiva, known as Kānvarias (Hindustani: [कावड़िया]) or "Bhole" (Hindustani: [भोले]), to Hindu pilgrimage places of Haridwar, Gaumukh and Gangotri (Uttarakhand) and Ajgaibinath Temple in Sultanganj, Bhagalpur in order to fetch holy waters of Ganges River.
Kandali Festival is a festival held by the Rung tribe of the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand state in India. [1] This festival coincides with the blooming of the Kandali plant, which flowers once every twelve years. It is held in the Chaundas Valley between August and October.
Uttarakhand (English: / ˈ ʊ t ər ɑː k ʌ n d /, [19] / ˌ ʊ t ər ə ˈ k ʌ n d / [20] or / ˌ ʊ t ə ˈ r æ k ə n d /; [21] Hindi: [ˈʊtːərɑːkʰəɳɖ], lit. ' Northern Land '), formerly known as Uttaranchal (English: / ˌ ʊ t ə ˈ r æ n tʃ ʌ l /; the official name until 2007), [22] is a state in northern India.
The festival was first held in Dehradun, Uttarakhand in 1995. [3] Virasat 2008 expanded the festival into a nationwide event. It took place on 2 September 2008, with concerts and events in Delhi and 300 other localities, lasting until December. Artists such as Pt. Birju Maharaj, Pt. Shivkumar Sharma, T.N. Seshagopalan, Alarmel Valli, Pt.