Mela & Fair

The great winter fair of Kumaon at the confluence of the Saryu and Gomti rivers in Bageshwar, beginning on Makar

Vishuvat Sankranti, the Kumaoni solar new year and the first day of Baisakh. People take holy dips at river confluences,

The annual foundation-day celebration at Neem Karoli Baba's Kainchi Dham ashram on the Bhowali–Almora road, drawing lakhs of devotees. Expect

The famous Bagwal of the Barahi Devi temple at Devidhura (Champawat), held on Raksha Bandhan, when rival groups take part