:- Rajasthan Fairs & Festivals
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Mewar
Festival, Udaipur
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.
Elephant
Festival, Jaipur
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.
Urs
Ajmer Sharif
The Dargah Sharif in Ajmer is the place where the Saint's mortal remains lie
buried and is the site of the largest Muslim fair in India. More than five lakh
devotees belonging to different communities gather from all parts of the subcontinent
to pay homage to the Khwaja on his Urs.
Summer
Festival
The three-day festival is a feast of folk and classical music and a window to
the tribal life and culture of Rajasthan. The steep rocks, tranquil lakes, picturesque
locations and the pleasant climate of Mount Abu make it an ideal location for
the festival.
Nagaur
Fair, Nagaur
This eight days fair held every year during the month of Jan-Feb, is popularly
known as the Cattle fair and is the second largest in Rajasthan.
Baneshwar
Fair, Dungarpur
The Baneshwar fair is predominantly a tribal fair with more than half of the
congregation consisting of Bhils. They revere Baneshwar Mahadev as well as Mavji.
Gangaur
Festival, Jaipur
The Gangaur Festival is the colourful and most important local festival of Rajasthan.It
is the celebration of monsoon, harvest and marital fidelity in Jaipur.
Pushkar
Fair
The famous Pushkar Fair is a great tourist attraction.The fair is predominantly
a rural gathering. Villagers come from different parts of the state and bring
their cattle with them.