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Identity & Event · Tehri Lake

Himalayan O2

A premium destination festival celebrating adventure, culture, music, youth energy and the natural beauty of Uttarakhand, positioning Tehri not as a location but as an experience.

Problem

A destination event with no story beyond its location.

Built

An event identity and communication system that sold the air itself.

Shift

From a trek date on a poster to an experience people evangelise.

Himalayan O2 brand identity system: logo construction, palette, typography, iconography and applications

The identity system: mountain-contour wordmark, O₂ accent, palette, type and iconography

Breathe.Climb.Ride.Fly.Compete.Celebrate.
Positioning

Not a venue but an experience: breathe, climb, ride, fly, compete, celebrate.

Scope

The complete event ecosystem: festival identity, outdoor communication, signage, competition branding, stage and environmental graphics.

Digital

Website experience, registrations and public-facing campaign material.

Value

A modern festival brand with strong tourism, youth and destination pull.

Himalayan O2 festival welcome gate
The welcome gate
Himalayan O2 concert stage design
Concert stage
Himalayan O2 web banner
Web banner
Himalayan O2 directional signage
Directional signage

The identity, in application

One system, every surface: from the registration kiosk to the certificate in a participant's hand. Tap to enlarge.

On the ground, at scale

From the festival floor, 6 to 9 March, Tehri Lake, Uttarakhand. Tap any frame to enlarge.

Scale & public engagement

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Total participant interactions

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Tracked activity categories

Community engagement ↑ Destination visibility ↑ Local economy stimulated

Top 10 activity participation

1,326
1,065
859
831
826
786
785
755
725
725
Youth pull

Live music, DJ nights and high-energy programming drew the strongest engagement.

Culture & food

Food Festival, Ganga Aarti and the Light & Sound Show broadened public appeal.

Depth

Trekking and local handicrafts rooted the festival in destination and local economy.

Reported outcomes, 2026 edition

As covered by national and regional press after the 6 to 9 March festival.

4,000+ participants

Across nearly 15 competitions, as stated by the Hon'ble Governor of Uttarakhand at the closing.

₹25 lakh in awards

Cash prizes, Tehri Dam guided tours and festival honours for top performers.

State flagship

Organised by the District Administration, Tehri Garhwal with the Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board, under the PM-launched Gham Tapo winter tourism initiative.

National headliners

Amit Trivedi and Pandavaas on the main stage; coverage in Republic, Free Press Journal, Garhwal Post and travel press.

Sources: Free Press Journal (9 Mar 2026), Garhwal Post, Republic World, Travel And Tour World, himalayano2.com

The film, one minute of Tehri

The official festival film: the lake, the stages, the crowds and the memories they will never forget. Press play.

"The brand was never only about Tehri Lake; it was about what people could do, feel and remember there."

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