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Rajasthan Fairs & Festivals

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.
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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.
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Urs Ajmer Shariff
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.
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Summer Festival, Mount Abu
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The whole atmosphere in Rajasthan becomes vibrant and colorful during festival seasons. Be it men or women, young or old, everyone wear new and colorful costumes. Everywhere you can see men wearing red turbans and women vibrantly colored lehangas and odhnis, which show the joyous spirit and passion of the people towards life. Various colorful cultural programs of folk dance and music add to the charm of these fairs and festivals

The people of Rajasthan are so vibrant and versatile that they celebrate almost every occasion in the form of fairs, festivals and other cultural programs. Be it the change of season, religious occasions or cattle fairs, there is a festival for every occasion. In addition to traditional fairs, many new festivals, involving elephants, camel races, dance and music are being organized by the 'Rajasthan Tourism Department' for the entertainment of tourists. The fairs and festivals of Rajasthan provide the best opportunity for you to gain an insight into the life of the Rajasthan during your Palace on Wheels tour in Rajasthan.

Some of the important festivals and fairs of Rajasthan, which you can enjoy on your Palace on Wheels India tour, are Pushkar Fair- the most famous and widely celebrated of all the festivals of Rajasthan held every year during karthik purnima (October-November) on the banks of sacred Pushkar Lake, Desert Festival in Jaisalmer (Jan-Feb), Elephant Festival at Jaipur (Feb-March), Camel Festival Bikaner (January), Mewar Festival Udaipur (March-April), Gangaur Festival Jaipur (March-April), Marwar Festival Jodhpur (October) and Mewar Festival Udaipur ( April).