Fair tours rajasthan
Gangaur Fair
The Marwar Festival is held every year in memory of the heroes of Rajasthan.
The festival is held in the month of Ashwin (Sept-Oct) in Jodhpur, for two
days during the full moon of Sharad Poornima.
Originally known as the Maand Festival, this festival features folk music
centred on the romantic lifestyle of Rajasthan's rulers. This festival is
devoted to the music and dance of the Marwar region and offers a good opportunity
to see the folk dancers carrying pots on their heads and singers who assemble
here and provide hours of lively entertainment. These folk artistes provide
a glimpse of the days of yore, of battles and valiant heroes who still live
on in their songs.
Other attractions at the festival are the camel tattoo show and polo. The
impressive Umaid Bhawan Palace, Mandore and Mehrangarh fort, which are symbols
of might and valour, provide the ideal venue for the cultural extravaganza
an integral part of the festival.
Jodhpur is well connected to all important places in India by rail, road and air.
Mewar Festival
The Mewar Festival is celebrated to welcome the advent of spring. It coincides
with the festival of Gangaur in Udaipur, and has a unique charm about it.
The women folk gather to dress the images of Isar and Gangaur and then carry
them in a ceremonial procession through different parts of the city. The
procession winds its way to the Gangaur Ghat at Lake Pichhola. Here, the
images are transferred to special boats amidst much singing and festivity.
Once the religious part of the festival is over, it is time for cultural events where Rajasthani culture is portrayed through songs, dances and other programmes. The festival culminates with an impressive fireworks display.
Elephant Festival
The Elephant Festival is an inimitable event held annually in Jaipur. Groomed flawlessly, rows of elephants do a catwalk before an enthralled audience liked best fashion models to make this festival an amazing one. The elephants move with poise in pageant, run races, play the regal game of polo, and finally participate in the spring festival of Holi. It is festival time with elephants typically celebrated one day before the Holi, Indian festival of colours.
Staged at Jaipur Chaugan Stadium elephants put up a variety programme and
the arena is brought alive with musician and dancer. The crowd, which includes
sizable presences of foreign and Indian tourist, electrify the atmosphere.
The festival starts with an impressive procession of the majestic animals
lovingly painted and tastefully attired with glittering ornaments and embroidered
velvets. There are deadly and fierce elephant fights.
A ceremonial procession is recreated with caparisoned elephants, lancers on horses, chariots, camels, cannons, and palanquins. Elephant is the centre of attraction in the many races and beauty pageants.
Most of the participants are female elephants. The mahouts (elephant keepers) take great care to decorate the elephants painting their trunks, foreheads, and feet with floral motifs and adorning them from tusk to tail with interesting trinkets. Female elephants wear anklets with and make music as they walk.The game of polo forms the highlight of the festival. Dressed in saffron and red turbans, the teams try to score goals with long sticks and a plastic football.
Finally, the tourists are invited to mount the elephants and play Holi. Participants dance with great vigour and the excitement rising to a crescendo.
