Festivals hold an unusual lure for the Rajasthanis, and they find any number of reasons to celebrate. While some of these are also a large numbers that have been recently introduced by the tourism department to showcase the heritage of a region. Chances are, when traveling in the state, you will come across any number of local fairs and festivities in which you can participate. However, some of the larger and more important celebrations are listed below. (This list does not include those festivals that are common to all parts of the country to all parts of the country such as Holi, Diwali and Dussehra.)
Camel Festival:
Held in Bikaner in January, this celebration is a recent introducing in the desert city with the only camel breeding farm in the country, not unexpectedly, most of the events are staged around this beast, with camel races and camel dances. There are also several folk performances, and this may also be your chance to experience the rare fire dance staged late at night.
Desert Fair: Jaisalmer exercises immense charm, but with the staging of the annual Desert Festival (January - February), it has also become one of the more important events on the annual calendar. Essentially, it is a showcase of the performing arts of the region on the stretching sand around this desert citadel. A number of amusing events at the stadium include turban typing competitions and camel races.
Elephant Festival: On the occasion of Holi in Jaipur, this festival of pachyderms includes several interesting attractions including elephant polo. The caparisoned elephants, their bodies painted with floral decorations by the mahouts, are a Sight to behold.
Marwar Festival: Held in October in Jodhpur, this annual event attempts to showcase the art and culture of the Jodhpur region. It is devoted almost exclusively to song and dance, and the Maand Festival has become a part of this huge regional celebration.
Mewar Festival: Held to coincide with Gangaur in Udaipur, the whole city turns out to mark the culmination of the 18-day festival, with a procession of floats on Pichola Lake.
Pushkar Fair: Easily the most easily identifiable of Rajasthan’s many fairs, Pushkar has come to symbolize the febrile heartbeat of the state. Held in November in Pushkar, the temple close to Ajmer, while an 8th century temple of Brahma draws the faithful, it is located on the banks of a lake. Pilgrims bathe at the ghats and prey at the temple, while the actual fair is held in the vast stretching desert around it. Here, trader’s ser camp to strike deals at India’s and probably the world’s largest camel fair, though horses are also sold. It is also a time for friends and families to get together, camp in the desert, entertain each other with folk songs and dances, cook meals over campfires, and wander through the exuberant melee of people looking for handicrafts, or merely to stand in a queue for the giant wheel…. Special tented camps are set up the occasion for visitors but such is the draw of the fair internationally, that even these are soon exhausted, and people may have to stay in nearby Ajmer, or even as far as Jaipur, visiting here by day.
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