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Jaipur Festivals
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The
festivals of Jaipur are as lively and as colorful as the
Pink City. People of all ages actively participate in these
festivals with great fervour and enthusiasm. The festivals
and fairs in Jaipur reflect the popular culture and
traditional practices associated with these festivals. Fairs
and festivals in Jaipur are great sources of amusement as
they include processions, folk dances and other sources of
entertainment.
Fair and festivals in Jaipur contribute a good lot to the
overall tour package. The fairs and festivals of Jaipur are
very characteristic of the local culture and are celebrated
with the same zeal and pomposity as they were celebrated
during the times of the maharajas. From tourists point of
view the occasions are quite beneficiary as they provide
useful insights of the people and the city. Jaipur city is
the right place for a visit and Jaipur fairs and festivals
are right times to be there
Gangaur festivals:-
The Gangaur, is the colourful and most important local
festival in Jaipur, Rajasthan, celebrated every year during
the Hindu month of Chaitra (March - April).
Gangaur's first word 'Gan' is a synonym for lord Shiva and
'Gaur' stands for 'Gauri' or Goddess Parvati, the consort of
Lord Shiva and a symbol of conjugal bliss and marital
happiness. Gauri is the epitome of perfection and spousal
love which is because, young girls adorned in their best
clothes pray for a spouse of their choice, while married
women do so for the welfare, health and long life of their
spouses and a happy married life
Teej festival is celebrated during the arrival of
rainy season, every year in the Hindu Month of Shravan
(August). This festival is also dedicated to the Goddess
Parvati.The tradition is that females both girls and women
adorn themselves in colourful leharia sarees or costumes,
and offer puja to Goddess Parvati and prayed for conjugal
bliss and happiness. Many couples come to the city, singing
and dancing, on bullock carts, camel carts, and open
tractor-trailers and villagers come to watch it in large
numbers and buy knick-knacks from the stalls on the
footpaths of the main bazars
Donkey fair:-
Held in October, the Donkey fair is one of the well known
festivals in Sanganer. Over the years the festival have lost
its vigour on Indian festival calender, but Organization
like All-India Donkey Development Mela Committee with the
support of Jaipur Municipal Corporation, the State
Department of Animal Husbandry and a voluntary group "Help
in Suffering" are promoting and celeberating the festival
with full zeal.
Just like Camel festival, lot of donkeys from all over India
are brought here for buying and selling. The donkey races
and sports are organized for the merriment of people.
Recently camels and horses have also been added to the
shopping list with many visitors even feeling that the
horses are fast establishing a dominant position in the
500-year old fair's donkey tradition.
Makar Sakranti (January 14)
Celebrated on the 14th of January, every year with
traditional fervor, the devotees take a holy dip in the tank
at Galtaji. This is also the day of kites at Jaipur. The
activity has become a craze amongst the citizens. You will
hardly find a school kid over 10 or 12 in the walled city
who does not know flying kites. The phenomenon starts well
before the Makar Sakranti day. And continues even after the
festival. But on this day, it is a treat to watch the
skyline of the Pink City. An Unforgettable experience.
Shitla Ashtami (March - April)
This festival locally called as Basoda, is celebrated to
ward off the dreaded disease of small fox. The most famous
fair is held at the Shitla Mata temple in Chaksu, people
gather here to pray and celebrate.
Elephant Festivals
The elephants enthrall the spectators on the day of the
colorful festival of Holi at Chaugan stadium. Beautifully
decorated elephants assemble for a royal procession.
Elephant polo, the races etc. are part of the festival. |
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