RAJASTHANI FESTIVALS

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Festivals of Rajasthan that reflect the State’s Rich Culture

 1.GANGAUR FESTIVALS 

This Rajasthani Festival is Celebrated in the Honor of Goddess Parvati and Her home coming. The term ‘GAN’ means Lord Shiva While ‘GAUR’ Refers to GAURI. For the Celebration, Married Women Observe fast and pray for the Well Being of their Husbands.
Women dress up in traditional attire, carry earthen pots with lamps inside them, and sing songs of Gangaur. There is also an exchange of gifts as a token of love. A grand procession takes place, which is led by Elephants, Palanquins, and folk artists.

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2.MEWAR FESTIVALS 

The Mewar festival marks the commencement of spring that is celebrate with great joy and glory in the city of Udaipur. Much like Gangaur, the celebration involves practices like dressing up idols of Isar and Gangaur and carrying out a procession throughout the city.

During this festival, several cultural programs are also organized, whereby people sing and dance with joy. One can observe the city filled with lights and colors during the celebration 

3.URS FESTIVALS

Celebrated with great zeal at the Ajmer Sharif Dargah, this festival takes place between the month of May and June.  It commemorates the death anniversary of Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti, the revered Sufi Saint.
Ajmer hosts a 6-day long fair as it’s believed that the saint cooked for 6 days before his bereavement. During these 6 sacred days, huge crowds of followers visit the holy shrine at the Dargah and enjoy singing programs whereby professional qawwals are called upon to sing qawwalis. 

4.DESERT FESTIVALS ,  JAISALMER

A three-day event organised by the Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation in the month of February, it is an absolute bonanza that celebrates the delights of the desert. The atmosphere is alive with song and dance, with the artists dressed in bright colours and traditional finery, depicting the tragedies and accomplishments of the desert.
 A showcase of desert rituals and life, camel races, gymnastic stunts, several competitions like longest moustache, turban tying, Mr Desert etc, delicious food and interesting stalls selling handicrafts and other souvenirs will make it a memorable 3 days of your life.

5.TEEJ FESTIVAL, JAIPUR

One of west India's biggest festivals, Teej commemorates two things ? a woman's love for her husband and the advent of the monsoon season. The festival is marked by colourful celebrations where the womenfolk observe fasting and apply mehndi designs on their hands, enjoy long swing rides, song and dance with other women, tell stories and deck up in festive attire to celebrate the union of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati.
 The markets and bazaars of Jaipur are filled to the brim with attractive clothes, jewellery and sweets like Ghewar and Malpua. A procession of a decorated idol of Goddess Parvati is carried through Jaipur, and thousands of devotees and tourists throng to see the procession and the antique palanquins, chariots, bands, folk music and dance and soak in the cultural revelry   #Rajastanicultures

 

6.SUMMER AND WINTER  FESTIVALS,  MOUNT ABU

Celebrated to showcase the warmth and culture of the people belonging to the only hill station in Rajasthan , both these festivals are held over a period of three days, in May and December respectively. They are marked by processions all over town, followed by a range of competitions, folk dance and music and dazzling fireworks to celebrate the spirit of the town. A unique combination of divine hospitality and exotic location attracts a large number of tourists during the festival days  #Rajastanicultures

7.WORLD SUFI SPIRIT FESTIVALS GANGAPUR, JODHPUR

Hosting artists from Mongolia, Afghanistan, Africa, Italy etc. and also from various parts of the state and the country, it is a very exclusive event that attracts a limited number of patrons. A very simple affair means you can sit down to chat with some of the brilliant artists or even the royalty of Jodhpur. Add to that some delicious food and the ambience of the spectacularly lit-up Nagaur fort, and you will surely have the experience to cherish for a lifetime. 

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8.KITE FESTIVALS IN JODHPUR

3-day festival to celebrate the spirit of Makar Sankranti, the Jodhpur International Desert Kite Festival, is simply put, a kite-flying competition. In reality, it is a colourful and extravagant spectre of kites, of myriad shapes, colours and sizes that deck up the desert sky. A number of helicopters release kites in the sky and children release balloons, making it a truly magnificent and spectacular event. 

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9.JAIPUR LITREATURE FESTIVALS, JAIPUR

Perhaps not as Glamorous as some of the other festivals on this list, JLF is the world's largest free literary festival. Nobel laureates, Booker prize winners, debut novelists ? the who's who of the literary world come together for five days of readings, discussions and debates at the Diggi Palace in Jaipur. A great platform that provides access to some of the greatest authors and thinkers on this planet and gives courage to young minds to dream and imagine, it is not a chance anyone should miss. 

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10.CAMEL FESTIVAL, BIKANER 

Organised in the honour of the ship of the desert, the Camel Festival is a spectacular festival celebrated in Bikaner. Just like the other celebrations of #Rajasthan, this festival kicks off with great pomp and show. Celebrated every year in the pleasant January, the Camel Festival is a two-day long affair with a colourful parade of the decked up camels against the backdrop of the magnificent Junagadh Fort. It includes camel race, camel games and other cultural performances. Though celebrated to glorify the camels of Rajasthan, this festival also includes the traditional Rajasthani folk performances. The festival concludes with an awe-inspiring display of fireworks, illuminating the majestic skies of Bikaner.

               11.KOTA ADVENTURE FESTIVAL 

Combine adventure with spirituality and you have the Kota Adventure Festival! It is one of the fascinating festivals of #Rajasthan, held during Dussehra in the month of October.  During this festival, adventure sports are organised which beckons people from every part of the country. The main aim of the festival is to boost the tourism of the state. It is a week-long haven for adventure enthusiasts since the key events include rafting, windsurfing, parasailing, kayaking rock climbing, trekking, angling and rural excursions. The main highlight of the festival is kite flying. Name any adventure sports and you would probably find it at the Kota Adventure Festival.

12.ELEPHANT FESTIVAL, JAIPUR 

The hub of grand festivals and celebrations, Rajasthan, is the centre for the unique and much awaited Camel Festival, held annually in the Pink City, JAIPUR. The festival is organised to highlight the importance of elephants in Rajasthan and takes place during the time of Holi. Groomed to perfection and glittering in gold, the elephants catwalk amidst an enthralled audience, with musicians playing the folk songs. Games like elephant polo, elephant race, tug-of-war, and elephant decoration are the highlights of this festival. It commemorates with the people mounting on the elephants and playing with colours. This unique festival is definitely a once in a lifetime experience. 

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