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Nanda Devi Mela

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Nanda Devi Mela :-

Nanda Devi Mela is held as a symbol of prosperity, both material and spiritual, of the hill regions.

Nanda Devi Mela is a fair of great religious and cultural significance. This fair is held in the month of September.

Originally conceptualized by Baj Bahadur Chand, a contemporary of the Mughal king Aurangzeb.

The procession carrying the Dola of Nanda Devi in Nainital & Almora witnesses huge crowds of devotees. People pray for prosperity, both material and spiritual, at the fair.

Nanda Devi Mela fair is held in the month of September at the Nanda Devi temple of Almora that was built during the reign of Raja Udhyot Chand.

Nanda Devi Mela fair has great religious and cultural significance as it is held in memory of Goddesses Nanda and Sunanda.

Nanda Devi Mela fair traces its origin to the reign of Raja Kalyan Chand in the 16th Century that makes it all the more important, historically.

Nanda Devi Melas are celebrated at many places in Kumaon like Almora, Nainital, Bageshwar, Nauti, Dandidhara, Munsiyari, Bhowali and Ranikhet are among the most notable venues.

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