Visit like a local: Try staples like gehat dal, mandue ki roti and moong dal and til khichdi as well as delicacies like swale (stuffed fried flatbread) and ghee-dipped ulwe (sweet and savoury rice dumplings stuffed with coconut, jaggery and sesame or spiced gehat dal).
Where: Across the Jaunsar-Bawar region, which is spread over 1002 km2 with around 400 villages in it. Its boundaries are defined by the rivers Yamuna and Tons in east and west respectively. Its northern part falls in the Uttarkashi district, and southern in the Dehradun tehsil.
When to go: In the month of April. The fair is held every 5 years in April and the last one was held in 2023.
While you are here: Go temple hopping in this area. In the Jaunsar Bawar region temples look very similar to that of a folk dwelling since the temple designs in the area are influenced by them. A singlestorey building with a gabled roof is the earliest and most basic style of temple in this area. The majority of the temples are devoted to Lord Mahasu, the local god. Among the well-known temples are the Mahasu Devta Temple in Hanol, the Mahasu Temple in Bulhad (Bharam Khat), another temple in Thaina, the Mahasu Temple in Lakhwar, the Mahasu Temple in Lakhsiyar, and the recently built Mahasu Temples in Bisoi and Lohari. Mahasu is said to be a distorted name for Mahashiva
