Harela Mela
harela mela fair take place every year july july usually held ramleela ground bhimtal harela mela commemorates celebration surrounding historic kumaon festival harela state uttarakhand harela literally mean greenyellow leaf traditionally two harela’s year one chaitra month hindu calendar march april gregorian calendar one shravan month hindu calendar july august gregorian calendar corresponding change season however harela mela held part shravan festivity also aligns start monsoon season india symbolizes crop growing season according local folklore festival also commemorates wedding lord shiva goddess parvati harela mela survived year harela mela possibly evolved extension farmer’s market around harvest season prior indian independence trader transported crop ware far place plane like bareilly rampur etc hill kumaon sell people hill kumaon would gather purchase product time became harela mela mela previously held city centre ground near lilavati pant college shifted present location ramleela ground due insufficient space prior fair day event organized harela khel sanskritik manch owing increasing popularity taken town municipal corporation converted day affair fair also traditionally political aspect various local political body put stall increase party awareness well recruit party member fold prior indian independence meeting occasion various freedom activist politician like narayan dutt tiwari started career attending political programme organized fair