Nanda Devi Festival | 18 Sep 2021

On September 17, 2021 the 119^th Nanda Devi Festival concluded with the immersion of the idols of Goddess Nanda and Sunanda.

The festival was jointly organized by Shri Ram Sewak Sabha and Nainital District Administration.
In this festival, a large number of devotees pay obeisance to the deities at Naina Devi Temple. Apart from religious rituals, various cultural performances were also organized during the festival.
On the last day of the festival a cultural group from Almora performed outside the Naina Devi temple. Other performances including devotional songs were also telecasted live.
The deities were taken out in a ceremonial procession across the city, after which the idols were immersed in the lake.
On the last day of the festival, members of the Anjuman-e-Baltistan Shia community offered water to the devotees who came to worship the goddess.