Fairs and Festivals in Rajasthan

 

Fairs and Festivals in Rajasthan

 

👉Festivals and fairs are the twin pillars of the Rajasthani culture on which the superstructure of happy life has been erected. The colourful, rhythmic, vibrant and vigorating fairs as well as romantic and reviving contact festivals add the unexpected allurement for life in the verdant Aravalli hills; serene and beautiful cities and towns and the wilderness of desert sand, countryside as well as Remotest, hill topped  huts. Rajasthan has lot of traditional fairs.

 

👉Rajasthan experiences studded link of fairs and festivals year round as a mark of change of season, gay of ripped crops, leisure and comfortable living to commemorate the legendary records of valour, chivalry and supremacy.

 

👉Fairs as a media of mass recreation are very popular in Rajasthan. All around the year there is a regular cycle of fairs held in various parts of the state. Traditionally fairs are associated with occasion and pilgrimages. Dadu sect fair starts from Vasant Panchami and end at Holi. Some fair are cattle fairs like Pushkar and parbatsar. Some people buy the things of their use which are not locally available in their respective villages. Toys, earthen pots, rudimentary ornaments etc. are being sold in these fairs.

 

👉The annual Cattle fair of Pushkar, near Ajmer, Teiaii fair at Parbatsar, near Nagaur, Pipli near Tonk.Jaisalmer, Gagron and the like are the emblems of social transformation, change of life and economic upliftment of tillers of the soil. These fairs are associated with the soil, local environment and social structure, The fair of Kapil Muni (November) at Kolayat near Bikaner, the Ramdeoji fair (Aug-September)near Pokaran, Virpuri fair (August) at Mandore near Jodhpur, Sheetla Astami fair at Chaksu near Jaipur, Kela Devi fair near Karauli, Jobner Mata fair (Feb-March) near Jaipur, Urs fair at Ajmer & Sambhar, Gogamedhi fair (Aug-Sept) in Sriganganagar,Bharat-hari fair (Aug-Sept) near Alwar, Shri-Mahaveerji Jain fair (March) at Sri Mahaveerji near Hindaun are the joyous, sacred, sensitive and Secular traditional occasions of Rajasthani society. Jambheshwar fair held in village Mukam of Tehsil Nokha, Karni Mata fair held twice a year at Deshnok in Bikaner district deserve worth mentioning. People congregate in these fairs for fun, amusements, contacts, religious mottos, social fulfilments, and learning through exhibitions, gems, dances, music, concerts, religious hymns etc.

 

👉Beside these there are several fairs in Rajasthan that are worth visiting. The Jaipur Festival of Arts, the Mehrangarh Fort Festival, the Udaipur Festival of Lights, the Jodhpur Festival of Festivals, the Sawai Mansingh Wildlife Sanctuary Festival and the Bikaner Festival of the Arts are all worth a visit.

 

 

👉The people of Rajasthan have always lived a life to the hilt, weather for honour or for pleasure. If the kings showed their appreciation of life’s bounties by being patrons of music and painting, their nobles by living in mansions with frescoed walls or delicately latticed Balconies, the common folk expressed themselves by celebrating festivals. Festivals marked by elaborate rituals, gay attire and a spirit of joy. Among the various festivals on continuous celebrations the important festivals in Rajasthan of Hindus are Diwali, Holi, Gangour and Teej. Muslim celebrate Eid festival and Jain celebrate Mahaveer Jayanti with spirit of great display and enthusiasm. People prepare the varied meals, delicious dishes with divergent flavour and taste.

 

👉Rajasthan is known for its festivals. Some of the most famous festivals in Rajasthan are the Jain Festival at Pushkar, the Basant Festival at Jaipur, the Festival of colors at Udaipur, and the Dussehra Festival at Jaisalmer.

 

👉Basant Festival is one of the most popular festivals celebrated in Jaipur. This festival is celebrated in the month of Basant and it is dedicated to the goddess Basantini. The festival is celebrated with fervor and is considered as one of the most important festivals in Jaipur. The festival is celebrated with a lot of enthusiasm and it is considered as one of the most important festivals in Rajasthan. The festival is celebrated with a lot of joy and merriment and it is considered as one of the most important festivals in the state. The festival is celebrated with a lot of enthusiasm and it is considered as one of the most important festivals in the region. The festival is celebrated with a lot of joy and merriment and it is considered as one of the most important festivals in the country. The festival is celebrated with a lot of enthusiasm and it is considered as one of the most important festivals in the world.

 

👉The Festival of Colors, popularly known as the Udaipur Festival, is a celebrated event in the city of Udaipur in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Held every year in the month of October, the festival celebrates the arrival of spring and the vibrant colors that herald the change of season.The festival is a time for the citizens of Udaipur to come together and celebrate the natural beauty of the city and its surroundings. The festival features a variety of events, including parades, fireworks displays, and flower shows.The festival is a major tourist attraction in Udaipur, and it is one of the most popular festivals in Rajasthan. The festival is also known for its spectacular setting, with the city's imposing citadel and lakes framed by a range of colorful hills.

 

👉Other festivals of local and comparatively economy based associated with changing season or an event are Basant Panchami, (Jan-Feb), Sankaranti(14Jan), Ram Nawami (April), Raksha Bandhan (August), Ganesh Chaturthi (Sept), Sharad Purnima (Oct.-Nov), and like in Rajasthan. Teja Dasmi, Hariyali Amavashya and Deva Sayan Akadeshi are the festivals of monsoon season when all peasants enjoy the greenary of the earth surface, overcast sky, healthy cattle wealth and crops in making. Jains enjoys Paryusana(Sept), Astalika (March), Panch Kalyanika RathYatra, and Dipo-utsav etc. Elephant festival is celebrated around Holi. Ganesh or Ganpathi, the elephant-headed son of Shiva and Parvati, is worshipped on the occasion of great delight to tourists is the procession of elephants that passes through the main avenues of the city. The Chaughan Stadium is the venue for unique sports like elephant polo, elephant races and even a stimulated Holi played on elephant-back.

 

 

 

 

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