The historic Jageshwar Sharavani fair began in Almora on Tuesday. The fair was inaugurated by Akshyat Gupta, District Magistrate, Almora at the Jageshwar temple compound.
Inaugurating the fair, Gupta said that all efforts would be made so that maximum number of devotees could visit the Jageshwar Temple to perform ‘pooja’ and to ensure smooth conduct of the month long historic fair. Since a large number of devotees and tourists from different parts visit this fair, therefore, efforts are being made to organise the fair in a grand manner. At the same time he also asked the officials of different departments to maintain basic services like drinking water, electricity and sanitation and cleanliness in and around the fair site.