Baneshwar Fair
The Baneshwar Fair is held during Shivratri (January-February) at Baneshwar.
The Baneshwar fair is a tribal fair where the Bhil tribals from Rajasthan, Madhya
Pradesh and Gujarat assemble to worship Lord Shiva. The tribals set up camps
in groups on the banks of Mahi and Som Rivers in the forested area around the
border of Rajasthan that it shares with Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.
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Desert
Fair
The annual Desert Fair of Jaisalmer is an important event in the calendar of
Rajasthan. The desert festival is held in January-February. It showcases the
performing arts of the region on the stretching sands around the desert citadel.
Amongst the many events you may enjoy at the festival are the turban typing
competition and the camel race.
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Gangaur Fair
The Gangaur Festival is celebrated with much color and gusto in Jaipur, Udaipur,
Mandawa and Shekhawati regions of Rajasthan. For the fair, women worship idols
of Issar and Gangaur, manifestations of Shiva and Parvati. Especially the unmarried
women carry the images of the divine couple and pray for a consort of the like
of Shiva.
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Nagaur Fair
The Nagaur Fair is celebrated on the outskirts of Nagaur in the month of January-February.
The Nagaur Fair is a trading fair for the cattle and camels. Amongst the must
checkouts at the fair are the hides of the animals, cut into beautiful patterns.
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Chakshu Fair
The Chakshu Fair is one of the most colorful events in the fair calendar of
Rajasthan. People from the rural pockets of Jaipur gather for the fair. The
people arrive in various forms of transport, laden in tractor trolleys, jeeps
et al.
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Kolayat Fair/ Kapil Muni Fair
Kolayat Fair is held at the sacred site where Kapil Muni is supposed to have
meditated. Kolayat is easily accessible from Bikaner. When the fair takes place
at the banks of the lakes, the excitement can be felt in the air. It is also
known as the Kapil Muni Fair
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Khajuraho Festival
Khajuraho Festival is a comparatively new dance festival and was first organized
in the year 2002. Although this festival is just few years old this festival
has earned a great deal of reputation among locals and foreginers. The dances
performed here are truly divine with the wonderful backdrop of the sculptures
of Khajuraho. The temples are brightly lit and are shimmering with the lights.
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Colour Festival at Barsana
Holi is a festival of colour & is celebrated all over India. It is also
celebrated by Indians residing out of India
But in Barsana celebrations start a week earlier than rest of India. Men of
Nandagaon (place where Lord Krishna grew up) raid Barsana (place where Radha
grew up) with hopes of raising their flag over Shri Radhikaji's temple. They
receive a thunderous welcome as the women of Barsana greet them with long wooden
sticks. The men are soundly beaten as they attempt to rush through town to reach
the relative safety of Shri Radhikaji's temple. Men are well padded as they
are not allowed to retaliate. In this mock battle the men try their best not
to be captured. Unlucky captives can be forcefully lead away, thrashed and dressed
in female attire before being made to dance!!
In short the celebration of Holi bears witness to a feeling of oneness and sense
of brother-hood and creates a colourful atmosphere .
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Puskar Festival
The famous Pushkar Fair is a great tourist attraction. People from around the
globe come to the ancient religious town of Pushkar which is transformed into
a spectacular fair ground in the month of Kartik. People bathe, worship and
delight in the dazzling wares of roadside stalls. Camels are bought, sold, beautified,
raced and parade. Most unusual are the small groups of men and women seen busy
tattooing their hands and other parts of the body.
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Festivals of Rajasthan Kite Festival
The annual Kite Festival is celebrated in the month of January throughout Rajasthan.
The main kite-flying day falls on Makar Sankranti (January 14th). In Jaipur
and Jodhpur especially, the skies are filled with colorful kites. By evening,
kites with lights add to the twinkling skies above.
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Dussehra
The festival of Dussehra marks the commencement of the festive season with Diwali
just twenty days away. The effigy of ten-headed Ravana is stuffed with crackers
and exploded. The festival has mythical associations with the Hindu epic of
Ramayana.
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Brij Festival
The Brij festival is celebrated a few days before Holi that usually falls in
the month of March. Welcoming the spring season, the festival, is enjoyed with
music and dance.
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Camel Festival
The annual Camel Festival takes place every January, in Bikaner. Bikaner boasts
of the only camel-breeding farm in the country. Besides the camel races and
camel dances you may also enjoy the rare fire dance staged late at night.
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Elephant Festival 
The Elephant Festival is celebrated on the occasion of Holi in Jaipur. The caparisoned
elephants with their bodies painted with floral decorations are major attractions
besides the Elephant Polo.
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Marwar Festival
The annual festival of Marwar takes place in the month of October in Jodhpur.
At the Marwar Festival, you may enjoy the art and culture of Jodhpur region.
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Mewar Festival
The Mewar Festival is celebrated at the same time as the Gangaur Festival in
Udaipur. The Mewar Festival denotes the culmination of the 18-day festival with
a procession of floats on Lake Pichola.
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Summer Festival
The Summer Festival is celebrated in Mount Abu, in the month of June every year.
You may enjoy the folk performances in the hill town particularly of the Bhil
tribes of the region.
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Teej
The festival of Teej is dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati.
The married women pray for a long, happy marital life. It is celebrated in the
month of July-August. Women dressed in finery can be spotted on the swings.
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Urs Ajmer Sharif
Urs Ajmer Sharif is celebrated by people of all faiths, in the holy town of
Ajmer. Special prayers are offered in honor of the Sufi saint, Khwaja Moinuddin
Chisti. You may enjoy the Qawalis being sung at night.
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