The state
Rajasthan is famous for color and joyous celebrations, music,
dance and festivals makes it one of the most colorful and
attractive destination in the world.Rajasthan has numerous
fairs and festivals like animal fairs,religious fairs and
there are fairs to mark the changing seasons.
The festivities are usually marked by folk-dances
accompanied by music played on a variety of locally-made
instruments. Participants costumed in their traditional
colourful finery whole-heartedly partaking in these events
are a visual delight. Colour, rhythm and melody blend the
Rajasthani festival in a unique manner providing a veritable
feast.
Non- vegetarian cooking is done by men
specially mutton and chicken dishes for festive table- liver
(kaleja), curry, keema kofta (mince dumplings), handi butha
(mutton cooked in earthern pot), soyata (mutton cooked with
millet ).
Festivals give people a chance to decorate
their homes, buy new clothes, visit relatives and friends
and take time off from their daily routine to gather together
and enjoy the festivities. .
Some of
the colourful fairs and festivals of Rajasthan are :
Puskar is internationally famed for its
huge Camel and Cattle Fair. During the fair,
Rajasthani tribals, Indian pilgrims, filmmakers
and tourists from all over the world converge
here. If you are anywhere near striking
distance at the time it's an event not to
be missed.
The Mewar Festival of Udaipur welcomes
spring, offering the best overview of Rajasthani
culture through songs, dances, processions,
devotional music and firework displays.
The Jaisalmer Desert Festival has now become
a calender event which is organised by Rajasthan
Tourism and Development Corporation every
year in the month of February.
Baneshwar Fair, Baneshwar (Jan-Feb.): A
religious festival with simple and traditional
rituals. This fair is the centre of attraction
of a large number of tribal from the neighboring
states of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat who
join their brethren from Rajasthan in offering
prayers to Lord Shiva.
The festival begins with a procession of
elephants, camels and horses followed by
folk dancers at their entertaining best.
The god worshiped on the occasion, Ganesh
or Ganapati, is the elephant son of Shiva
and Parvati.
