Tolma observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Uttarakhand.
The principal temple recorded for Joshimath mandal is Padiyar devatha temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Tolma 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, Tolma ranks #19 of 99 villages in Joshimath mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Tolma Uttarakhandയിലെ Chamoli ജില്ല, Joshimath തഹസിൽൽ 429 പേർ 74 കുടുംബങ്ങളിൽ (2011 സെൻസസ്) താമസിക്കുന്ന ഗ്രാമമാണ്, Joshimath തഹസിൽലെ 99 ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിൽ വലുപ്പത്തിൽ 19-ാമത്. സാക്ഷരത 75%, തഹസിൽ ശരാശരി 74% നേക്കാൾ 1 പോയിന്റ് കൂടുതൽ ലിംഗാനുപാതം 1,000 പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് 435 സ്ത്രീകൾ. ഇത് Chamoli ജില്ലാ ആസ്ഥാനത്തു നിന്ന് 56 കി.മീ സ്ഥിതി ചെയ്യുന്നു (നേർരേഖ ദൂരം). പിൻകോഡ് 246443, Joshimath പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസിന് കീഴിൽ; LGD ഗ്രാമ കോഡ് 40856. ഏറ്റവും അടുത്ത ആശുപത്രി Pipalkoti SD Ground Hospital, 32 കി.മീ അകലെ. പ്രസിഡന്റ് Kalyan Singh ; ഗ്രാമം Badrinath നിയമസഭാ മണ്ഡലത്തിലാണ്, എംഎൽഎ Rajendra Singh Bhandari. 2026ൽ ജനസംഖ്യ ഏകദേശം 506, 2011നെക്കാൾ 18% കൂടുതൽ.
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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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