Smriti Van

Uttarakhand Chief Minister (CM) inaugurated ‘Smriti Van’ at Asthal village of Dehradun district in memory of late Jeet Singh Negi, famous folk singer of the state on the occasion of Harela festival.
Harela (means the day of green) festival, a Hindu festival is celebrated by people from the Kumaon region of the state of Uttarakhand and in some parts of Himachal Pradesh.
The festival is celebrated thrice every year, the first Harela during Chaitra Navrati, the second during Sharad Navratri in the month of Ashwin and third, Shravan Harela, is celebrated on July 16 this year(2020)
The Shravan Harela marks the onset of the rainy season (Monsoon).
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