Uttarakhand · July

Festivals in Uttarakhand in July

3 festivals this month

Harela Festival

Kausani

Agricultural festival where saplings are planted and small herb gardens are sown 10 days before; on Harela day, green shoots are placed behind ears and on caps.

Jageshwar Monsoon Mela

Almora

Month-long fair at the 9th-century Jageshwar Dham temple complex of 124 Shiva temples in a deodar forest, with special Shravan Monday worship.

Kanwar Yatra

Haridwar

Millions of Shiva devotees (Kanwariyas) carry holy Ganga water from Haridwar to their local Shiva temples, one of the largest annual pilgrimages in the world.