| Why Rajasthan emerged as the highest revenue | | | | Dedicated to Lord Shiva & Goddess Parvati, this |
| generating state in India in terms of tourism? Why its | | | | festival highlights the finest of Rajasthani folk music |
| colourful fairs and festivals are amazingly popular | | | | and dance by the women dressed in colourful attires. |
| world over? Plan a trip to Rajasthan during the | | | | Celebrated for 18 days continuously, the Gangaur |
| festive season, and you'll get your answer. It is one | | | | festival is organized for the ladies who pray for the |
| such place that celebrates every occasion including | | | | well-being and long life of their husbands. |
| worships, harvest, birth, seasons and so on. People in | | | | This is the occasion when one can buy the finest of |
| Rajasthan are so addicted to festivities that they | | | | traditional wooden images. Ladies can get their hands |
| cannot live without folk music and dance! | | | | and feet painted with 'mehandi' (myrtle paste). |
| As the financial year has come to its dusk, plan a | | | | Unmarried girls can also be spotted carrying 'Ghudlias' |
| holiday tour to Rajasthan with your family or friends. | | | | (earthen pots with holes all around in which a lamp is |
| Even in March - April, this colourful Rajput state | | | | lit) on their heads. The festival is celebrated in |
| celebrates one or the other occasion in every corner. | | | | Bikaner, Jaipur, Nathdwara, Mount Abu and many |
| Elephant Festival | | | | other places with full enthusiasm. |
| This is an occasion attached to the festival of colors | | | | Mewar Festival |
| 'Holi'. Celebrated in the capital city Jaipur, the Elephant | | | | Celebrated to welcome the spring season, mainly in |
| Festival exhibits numerous elephant sports. Elephants, | | | | Udaipur, Mewar Festival exhibits the best of royal |
| being the symbol of royalty in Indian culture, can be | | | | grandeur of Rajasthan. Associated with the royalty |
| seen dressed in the best finery during this festival. | | | | of Rajput / Mewar Kings, the festival is accompanied |
| One can enjoy the best views of this festival at | | | | by music, dance, processions and fireworks. Ladies in |
| Jaipur Chagan Stadium, where tourists from all over | | | | colourful attires carrying the images of Goddess Gauri |
| the world and local visitors gather to celebrate the | | | | can be seen in a huge procession that heads towards |
| occasion. Dancers and musicians add to the beauty of | | | | Lake Pichola. Mewar Festival coincides with Gangaur |
| the place. Female elephants are decorated beautifully | | | | Festival in Udaipur, and is very significant for ladies. |
| and their procession is the key element of this | | | | Therefore, Rajasthani Festivals are full of fun |
| festival. | | | | activities. True Rajput culture is showcased through |
| Gangaur Festival | | | | songs, dances and other performances. |
