Rala observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Uttarakhand.
The principal temple recorded for Sankari mandal is Gangnani hot spring. No temple of this dedication is on record within Rala 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.
Rala is a small village in Sankari mandal, Uttar Kashi district, Uttarakhand, with a population of 132 in 20 households. The village has a literacy rate of 52.3%.
By population, Rala ranks #23 of 23 villages in Sankari mandal — the smallest.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Rala is a village of 132 people in 20 households (Census 2011) in Sankari tehsil, Uttar Kashi district, Uttarakhand, the 23rd-largest of 23 villages in Sankari tehsil. Literacy is 52%, 6 points above the tehsil average of 46% and the sex ratio is 886 women per 1,000 men. It lies 55 km from the Uttar Kashi district centre (straight-line distances). The pincode is 249128, served by Mori (Tehri Garhwal) post office; the LGD village code is 40243. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Mori, 23 km away. The village votes in Gangotri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Suresh Singh Chauhan. The population is estimated at 156 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
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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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