Harmal observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Uttarakhand.
The principal temple recorded for Dewal mandal is Badhangarhi Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Harmal itself.
The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.
| Kept for | Immersion | |
|---|---|---|
| One and a half days | Tue, 15 Septembertoday | |
| Three days | Thu, 17 September | |
| Five days | Sat, 19 September | |
| Seven days | Mon, 21 September | |
| Anant Chaturdashi | Wed, 23 September | The day most community mandapams immerse |
Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.
A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.
Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.
Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.
By population, Harmal ranks #33 of 81 villages in Dewal mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Harmal Uttarakhand के Chamoli जिले के Dewal तहसील में 309 लोगों 59 परिवारों में (जनगणना 2011) का एक गांव है, जो Dewal तहसील के 81 गांवों में 33वां सबसे बड़ा है। साक्षरता 63% है, जो तहसील औसत 69% से 6 अंक कम है और लिंगानुपात प्रति 1,000 पुरुषों पर 919 महिलाएं। यह Chamoli जिला मुख्यालय से 47 किमी, निकटतम कस्बे Sirauli से 46 किमी स्थित है (सीधी रेखा दूरी)। पिनकोड 246427 है, Debal डाकघर द्वारा सेवित; एलजीडी गांव कोड 41809 है। निकटतम अस्पताल या स्वास्थ्य केंद्र Surya Diagnostic Centre है, 24 किमी दूर। सरपंच Alam Ram हैं, और गांव Tharali विधानसभा क्षेत्र में आता है, जिसके विधायक Bhupal Ram Tamta हैं। 2026 में अनुमानित जनसंख्या 364 है, 2011 जनगणना से 18% अधिक।
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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