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<p>Add: title. Changed bare reference to CS1/2. | <a href="https://en.bharatpedia.org/wiki/BP:UCB" class="extiw" title="wp:UCB">Use this bot</a>. <a href="https://en.bharatpedia.org/wiki/BP:DBUG" class="extiw" title="wp:DBUG">Report bugs</a>. | Suggested by BrownHairedGirl | Linked from User:BrownHairedGirl/Articles_with_bare_links | #UCB_webform_linked 735/2163</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}}<br /> {{Infobox holiday <br /> |holiday_name = Harela Mela<br /> |observedby = [[Kumaoni people]]<br /> |date = July 16 - July 21<br /> |type = Fair<br /> |significance = [[Harvest festival]]<br /> |duration = 5 days<br /> |frequency = Annual<br /> }}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Harela Mela&#039;&#039;&#039; is a fair that takes place every year from July 16 to July 21 and is usually held on the RamLeela Ground in [[Bhimtal]]. The Harela Mela commemorates celebrations surrounding the historic [[Kumaon division|Kumaon]] festival of [[Harela]] in the state of [[Uttarakhand]].<br /> <br /> ==Significance==<br /> Harela literally means “Green/Yellow Leaves” . There are traditionally two Harela’s in a year, one in the [[Chaitra]] month of the [[Hindu Calendar]] (March / April in the [[Gregorian Calendar]]) and one in the [[Shravan]] month of the Hindu Calendar (July / August in the Gregorian Calendar), corresponding to the change of seasons. However the Harela Mela itself is held as part of the Shravan festivities which also aligns with the start of the [[monsoon]] season in India and symbolizes the crop growing season. According to local folklore, the festival also commemorates the wedding of Lord [[Shiva]] and the Goddess [[Parvati]]. &lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.tourmyindia.com/states/uttarakhand/harela-and-bhitauli-festival.html|title = Harela and Bhitauli: Folk Festival of Kumaon Region, Uttarakhand}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==History of the Harela Mela==<br /> The Harela Mela itself has survived over a 100 years. The Harela Mela possibly evolved as an extension of a farmer’s market around the harvest season. Prior to Indian independence, traders transported crops and other wares from far off places in the planes like [[Bareilly]], [[Rampur, Uttarakhand|Rampur]], etc. to the hills of [[Kumaon division|Kumaon]] to sell. People from the hills of Kumaon would gather to purchases these products and over time this became the Harela Mela. The Mela itself was previously held in the city centre on the ground near Lilavati Pant College but was shifted to its present location on the RamLeela ground in 1980 due to insufficient space. &lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://targetstudy.com/knowledge/day/730/harela-mela.html|title = Harela Mela held on 16th - 21st July, 2018 (Not Confirmed) obeserved as an important day, its details and importance}}&lt;/ref&gt;Prior to 2013 the fair was a 2 day event organized by the Harela Khel Sanskritik Manch but owing to increasing popularity was taken over by the town municipal corporation and converted to a 5 day affair. <br /> <br /> ==Political Significance==<br /> The fair also has a traditionally political aspect to it. Various local political bodies put up stalls to increase party awareness as well as recruit party members into their fold. Prior to Indian Independence, this was a meeting occasion for various freedom activists. Politicians like [[Narayan Dutt Tiwari]] started off their career by attending political programmes organized at this fair.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Harela Mela}}<br /> [[Category:Culture of Uttarakhand]]<br /> [[Category:Hindu festivals]]<br /> [[Category:Fairs in India]]<br /> [[Category:Nainital district]]<br /> [[Category:Harvest festivals in India]]<br /> [[Category:July events]]<br /> [[Category:Religious festivals in India]]</div>

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