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FAIRS & FESTIVALS - INDIA TOURS
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Fairs & Festivals Tours IndiaA fair or festival takes place in India almost every week. Some are stunning: Pushkar Fair, Teej Festival, Gangaur Festival, Desert Festival, Snake Charmers’ Day, Elephant God’s Birthday, Lord Jagannath’s Chariot Festival, Boat Race Festival, Onam, Bihu, Id,  X Mass among others. Each is a celebration of an occasion or deity or season and joined by large crowd, generally from rural areas. Ideal opportunities for photography – colours of costumes and activities are most impressive.
 
India is the land of the exuberant celebrations. Which you see through  Fairs and festivals.  The country has its unique festivities interspersed throughout the year, the Indian calendar is a long precession of festivals. The harvest festivals of the south, the immersion of Ganesh in Mumbai, the car Festival of Puri, snake-boat races in Kerala, Republic Day in Delhi... every region, every religion has something to celebrate.
 

Rajasthan Fair & FestivalsSome festivals and fasts are religion specific protocols aiming towards communication with the divine. The liveliness of the people is reflected in the colorful vibrancy of such events. Processions, prayers, new attires, dance, music etc. are elements related to any such celebration.

Gangaur Festival Rajasthan Gangaur
The most important festival in Rajasthan, Gangaur celebrations last for eighteen days. It is dedicated to Gauri, a manifestation of goddess Parvati. The festival is celebrated by girls and married women throughout Rajasthan (March).

Pushkar Fair
This lovely and gigantic fair falls on the last day (Full Moon Day) of the Hindu month of Kartik (Oct – Nov) near the sacred lake of Pushkar. This beautiful lake surrounded by bathing ghats, has its religious significance, rooted in a myth. The fair is primarily dedicated to Lord Brahma, the creator and one of the holy trinity. The colorfully dressed people enhance the exuberant mood of the fair. The fair is the biggest camel market. Thousands of pilgrims gather here, to take a dip in the holy lake. Puppet shows are the other major crowd - pullers.

Nagaur Fair
Nagaur bustles with life during its annual cattle fair which is one of the largest in the country. Exciting games and camel races are part of the festivities. Owners of cattle from all over Rajasthan come and camp around the outskirts of Nagaur while they buy and sell animals. This fair is also famous for the various sports events that are organized in it, Tug-of-war, camel races and cockfights. At nightfall, folk music and songs bring out a magnificent musical touch to the quiet ambience of the desert.




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