Fairs and Festivals
Kumbh mela (fair) is a major tourist attraction to the state.Haridwar is one of the four places in India where this takes place.Haridwar also has its big annual fair in the form of Magh mela in January-February which turns intoa bigger event every 6 years in the form of Ardh Magh Mela. Kumaoni Holi a region variant of the Hindu festival of Holi is also very well known.
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“Why wont they let a year die without bringing in a new one on the instant, cant they use birth control on time? I want an interregnum. The stupid years patter on with unrelenting feet, never stopping—rising to little monotonous peaks in our imaginations at festivals like New Year’s and Easter and Christmas—But, goodness, why need they do it?”
—John Dos Passos (1896–1970)