हरेला (उत्तराखंड)

Kumaon and Garhwal's unique festival where seedlings (harela — green shoots) are sown in pots 10 days before Karka Sankranti and worshipped as Shiva-Parvati. On the day, the grown green shoots are placed on heads by elders with blessings. Symbolizes fertility, renewal and prosperity. Marks the onset of the monsoon crop season. Uniquely Uttarakhand — not found elsewhere.

1. RecurrenceSolar · ? · day ? · pañcāṅga ruletextual
2. Community attributionPan-Hindu — observed across communitiestextual
3. Name (eng/Latn)Harela (Uttarakhand Harvest/Sowing Festival)textual
4. Name (hin/Deva)हरेला (उत्तराखंड)textual
5. Name (tam/Taml)ஹரேலாtextual
6. Name (tel/Telu)హరేలాtextual
7. Name (kan/Knda)ಹರೇಲಾtextual
8. Name (mal/Mlym)ഹരേലtextual
9. Observed at46 templescommunity attested

• Temple 931821dbdeity-festival association
• Temple 78803ff0deity-festival association
• Temple 0b7bd8d2deity-festival association
• Temple 98ac3cd1deity-festival association
• Temple 636d7a3fdeity-festival association
• Temple 22d32af8deity-festival association
• Temple 9265571fdeity-festival association
• Temple 80afafb4deity-festival association
• Temple 674e75e3deity-festival association
• Temple 2d8fa958deity-festival association
• Temple d103e063deity-festival association
• Temple 3b28cee5deity-festival association
• And 34 more temples in the register.

• eng / LatnHarela (Uttarakhand Harvest/Sowing Festival)Kumaon and Garhwal's unique festival where seedlings (harela — green shoots) are sown in pots 10 days before Karka Sankranti and worshipped as Shiva-Parvati. On the day, the grown green shoots are placed on heads by elders with blessings. Symbolizes fertility, renewal and prosperity. Marks the onset of the monsoon crop season. Uniquely Uttarakhand — not found elsewhere.
• hin / Devaहरेला (उत्तराखंड)उत्तराखंड का प्रमुख लोकपर्व — खेती और हरियाली का उत्सव। श्रावण मास में मनाया जाता है।
• tam / Tamlஹரேலா
• tel / Teluహరేలా
• kan / Kndaಹರೇಲಾ
• mal / Mlymഹരേല

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