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It is very difficult to enumerate all the fairs & festivals
since in India, there are ‘Sat Var Nau Tyohar’ (there
are seven days in a week & Festivals are nine).Still we are trying
to list below a very few most important Fairs & Festivals.
TEEJ Festival - is celebrated in July-August, a grand
royal procession winds its ways for two days through the old city.
Thousands of people throng the city to witness this grand event. Teej
is dedicated to Lord Shiva and Parvati and this time it is married
women who pray for a happy and long married life. It is also the festival
of Swings, decorated with flowers & hang from trees.
GANGAUR Fair – the most important fair of the
state and is observed in March-April with fervor and devotion. Women
take out procession singing songs through streets carrying images
of divine couple, Issar and Gangaur, manifestations of lord Shiva
and Parvati, on their heads, are worshipped by women particularly
by those who are unmarried and pray for a consort. Beside this, a
mega royal procession is also taken out in the city.
ELEPHANT Festival – the festival is held on
the eve of Holi (in March) in Jaipur and has several attractions like
elephant Polo. The festival begins with a procession of elephants,
camels, horses & folk dances. The elephants are decorated to the
full with bright colors. Female elephants are made to wear anklets
and a prize is given for the most decorated elephant. Holi on elephant
back is one of the major attractions.
HOLI – Dhulandi (in March) it is a festival
of colors; people apply, spray, throw colors on each other, sing,
dance & enjoy. It is a festival of love, affection & brotherhood.
DASHERA Festival – is celebrated (in October).
It is celebrated the triumph of good over evil. Huge effigies of the
ten headed Ravana & his brothers stuffed with thousands of fire
crackers are set afire and the people begin to rejoice.
DIWALI – (in November) is a festival of lights,
people decorates their homes with earthen oil lamps & electric
lightings, shops & markets are also decorated with lights. The
whole city immersed in lights. People fire crackers, prays Goddess
of wealth Laxmi, wear new cloths and eat & distribute sweets.
MAKAR SAKRATRI – (in January) is a festival
of kites, people fly kites on this whole day.
You will find the whole city on their roof tops flying kites &
shouting ‘Vo kata…. Vo Mara ‘.
(Around Jaipur)
Pushkar Fair – is held in November easily the
most identifiable of all the fairs of the state, the Pushkar fair
is held in November in Pushkar in Ajmer (which is 120 Km. away from
Jaipur), where an eighth century temple of Brahma, draws the faithful.
The place has about 400 shrines and temples around the lake. Pilgrims
bathe at the ghats and pray at the temple. Traders Strike deals at
the world’s largest camel fair, although horses are also sold.
People gather together to camp in the desert and entertain each other
with songs and dances and cook meals over camp fire. The camel, horse
and donkey races are also popular and draw huge attendance.
Urs – held in June. Most significant pilgrimage
destination equally important for Hindus & Muslims is Dargah Sharif
Tombs of Sufi Saint Khawaja Moinuddin Chisti in Ajmer (which is 120
Km. away from Jaipur). A grand urs is organized & devotees from
all over the world come over there for prayer.
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