Festivals & fairs·Kumaon· Shravan Sankranti (mid-July)
Harela
हरेला
Ten days before, seven kinds of grain are sown in small baskets at home. On Harela the green shoots are cut and placed on the heads of family members with blessings: 'Jee rayaa, jaagi rayaa…'. Today it is also the state's tree-planting festival.
