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Festivals
are events that attach color to living.
When it comes to Jaipur, the royal city
rejoices all festivals with complete
enthusiasm and passion. The vibrant
town gets brighter for the duration
of all the festivities. The city also
has interesting fairs & festivals
in their own style, out of which, Elephant
festival, Teej festival, Kite festival
and Gangaur festival are the most noted
and prominent ones.
Jaipur Fairs and Festivals are indivisible
constituents of the civilizing individuality
of the town. The lively city looks more
pulsating during the celebration; inhabitants
take pleasure in these festivals keeping
away all their stress and reservations.
Diverse fairs and festivals have their
own meaning and present a pleasing break
from the stretched agenda of life. If
you want to travel around the civilization
and ethnicity of Jaipur, festive season
is the accurate moment in time to visit
the city. |
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| JAISELMER DESERT FESTIVAL
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Time: February every
year for 3 days
Season: Late Winters
Attractions: Rajasthan's art &
craft, the colorful Gair and Fire dancers
swaying to the traditional Rajasthani tunes. |
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| This is another Desert Festival
in Rajasthan which attracts plenty of visitors
from all across the world. This festival is
also known for its celebrative atmosphere
and the genuine and cordial treatment to outside
visitors. A three days long extravaganza o
f color, music and festivity, this festival
is held annually at the golden city of Jaiselmer.
Featuring the best of Rajasthan's art &
craft, this festival has colorful Gair and
Fire dancers swaying to the traditional Rajasthani
tunes. Another exciting event of the festival
is a turban-tying competition to test the
speed of tying a turban. The person who ties
the turban in the least time is thus declared
the winner. The festival also has another
popular contest by the name of Mr. & Ms.
Desert which adds to the fun and frolic during
the 3 days of festival celebrations. |
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| PUSHKAR CAMEL FAIR |
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Time: 5 - 13 November
Season: Early Winters
Attractions: Trading of cattle, camel
races, bangles, brassware, clothes, camel
saddles and halters, necklaces of glass beads,
pottery, and printed textiles are the main
attractions. |
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| This is one of the most colorful
festivals of Rajasthan, attracting the most
number of tourists from the world over. Held
every year at Pushkar, near Ajmer, this festival
witnesses a big gathering of thousands of
pilgrims, who come across to bathe in the
holy waters of the Pushkar Lake. Other attractions
of the festival include trading of camels
by farmers and a colorful camel races organized
everyday. The festival also features an entire
range of handicraft products like, bangles,
brassware, clothes, camel saddles and halters,
which are brought over by traders from various
parts of Rajasthan. This is definitely a must
visit festival in Rajasthan, which lasts for
12 days at a stretch. |
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| MEWAR FESTIVAL |
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Time: September - October
Season: Early Winters
Attractions: The main celebration is
held in Udaipur, with the festivities lasting
more than a week. |
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| This is a unique festival of
Rajasthan; which is annually celebrated in
Mewar, Rajasthan, to rejoice the onset of
the spring season. The festivities and celebrations
of this occasion last for more than a week.
This festival also falls parallel to the Gangaur
festival of Udaipur, which also has a great
ambience and fervor about it. The women folk
gather in masses to dress the images of Isar
and Gangaur and then carry them in a ceremonial
procession through different parts of the
city. Marked by great fervor, enthusiasm and
a never say die spirit, this festival is a
true display of the king sized celebrations
that have become synonymous with the people
of Rajasthan. |
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| Elephant Festival |
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Time: During the Time
of Holi
Season: Spring
Attractions: The main celebration is
held in Jaipur. |
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| The Elephant Festival is among
the most well-liked festivals of Jaipur, Rajasthan.
Elephant festival has its own attraction and
is celebrated every year in March on the juncture
of Holi, the festival of colors. The festival
has an exclusive concept of its own kind.
The colorful festival of Holi is celebrated
throughout India, but the festival gets some
more spice added to it, when it combines with
the Elephant festival of Jaipur, Rajasthan.
The Elephants become the major attraction
of this festival in their classy attires. |
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| Kite Festival |
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Time: On 14th of January
Season: Winters
Attractions: The main celebration is
held in Jaipur. |
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| Kite Festival is a well-liked
festival of Jaipur, Rajasthan. Kite flying
is enjoyed by people of all age-groups. However,
14 January, the day of Makar Sankranti, makes
the official day for flying kites in Jaipur.
People make most out of the festival by flying
kites for the whole day. |
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| Teej Festival |
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Time: July-August
Season: Monsoon
Attractions: The main celebration is
held in Jaipur. |
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| Teej Festival is one of the
most admired festivals of India. Festival
of Teej is extensively celebrated, but its
real charm can be found only in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
Teej celebrates the arrival of monsoon, after
the scorching sun of summers. Teej is celebrated
in the month of 'Shravan' (July-August), according
to the Hindu calendar. |
