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FESTIVALS · UTTARAKHAND · JULY

Uttarakhand festivals in July.

4 festivals this month — dates, locations, and travel tips.

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.

July 16 (Shravan Sankranti)

Harela Mela (Monsoon Festival)

Bhimtal

Traditional Kumaoni harvest festival marking the onset of monsoon and the sowing season. Held at Ramleela Ground in Bhimtal, participants plant barley seeds in small pots (symbolising prosperity and good harvest). The festival celebrates agricultural cycles and spiritual renewal rooted in Himalayan traditions.

July 16-21

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.

July-August (Shravan)

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.

July–August (Shravan month)

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