Harela
harela hindu festival celebrated indian state uttarakhand region himachal pradesh festival popular kumaun region uttarakhand celebrated name harela हरेला name used place garhwal commonly used festival celebrated molsankranti म्वोळसंक्रांति raisagrān रैसग्रान called hariyalirihyali kangra shimla sirmour region dakhrain jubbal kinnaur region himachal pradesh festival celebrated first day shravanmaas shravansankrantikarksankranti per hindu lunisolar calendar festival mark onset rainyseason monsoon pray good harvest prosperity harela mean day green agriculturebased community region consider highly auspicious mark beginning sowing cycle field multiple kauthigstholsmelas fair also organized festival primary belief festival lie probable origin neolithic fertility festival marked religious celebration wedding lord shiva goddess parvati harela great significance kumaon symbolizes new harvest rainy season become common practice attribute slogan – save environment harela school uttarakhand often encourage student plant sapling either home school support local official kumaun two celebration navrati – first chaitra navrati month chaitra second sharad navratri month ashwin also considered connected harela followed bhaitauli bhitauli wherein gift given girl family shravan harela celebrated first day kark sankranti hindu calendar month shravan late july ten day due date type seed sown bucket head every family water sprinkled due time actual celebration mock wedding done young one followed people worshiping statue lord shiva goddess parvati also marked playing gedi game small child mount bamboo stick walk around farm harvested herb also called name harela taken god blessing elder home put harela head others touching harela head foot blessing verse also chanted putting harela symbol rainy season new harvest people also eat seed new harvest heating people meet relative enjoy festival people also sow seed new plant soil field join hand form pranam saving environment people make clay statue lord shiva goddess parvati known dikare dikars worship harela symbolizes new harvest rainy season every year day harela pandit ji pranpratishtha harela devasthanam dish prepared harela festival necessary make urad pakoras auspicious occasion festival mountain day harela festival plant planted vow protect nature cut greenery two bundle part kept topmost point roof called axis ascends family deity temple village along elder house apply harela younger one best wish harela village kinship newborn child specially sent festival harelahere shoka tribal rural area symbolic marriage also organized sprig greenery special plant area almora newly married couple take fruit vegetable girl maternal home called tradition giving og tradition harela festival garhwal himachal people take village deity open place sing dance front idol since deity mostly travel monsoon devdolis return moolgram onset monsoon followed celebration garhwal tradition planting saplingsplants day either individual family community usually celebrated july beginning first day shravan maas rainy season harela mela harela bhitauli archived august wayback machine tradition harela festiva