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Mewar Festival
(Udaipur, MarchApril) Coinciding with the
festival of Gangaur the Mewar festival is
celebrated to welcome the advent of spring.
Once the religions part of the festival is
over it is time for potrayal of Rajasthani
culture through songs, dances and other programmes.
The festival culminates with an impressive
fire works display.
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Summer Festival
(Mt. Abu, June) The steep rocks, tranqillake,
mango grooves, bauhinia trees & thickets
of wild berries cover this hilly mount. The
three day festival is a feast of folk &
classical music and a window to the tribal
life & culture of Rajasthan. Cail; Choomar
& Dhap folk dances enthrall the spectators.
Sporting events such as the boat race on the
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Teej Fair
 (Jaipur
, July-August) The festival celebrating the
reunion of Shiva & Parvati, is celebrated
at the onset of the onsoon. Teej is the festival
of swings. Young girls & women dressed
in green clothes sing songs & swing in
celebrating the advent of the mansoon. An
elaborate procession is taken out in Jaipur
for two consecutive days with ornately dressed
elephants, horses & camels, bands, performing
artists & coluorfully dressed people Goddess
Parvati is invoked to bless her worshippers
with conjugal harmony & bliss.
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Pushkar Fair
(Pushkar-Ajmer, November) Excitement, gaiety
and a keen sense of competition fill the air
as the long journey to Pushkar begins. The
only temple dedicated to Lord Brahma (the
creator) is located at Pushkar. The Pushkar
lake is surrounded by 52 flights of steps
called ghats. Legend has it that Lord Vishnu
appeared at the Varah ghat in the form of
a boar. Brahma took a bath here and performed
yagna at the Brahma Ghat accompanied by Vishnu
& Mahadev. The ashes of Mahatma Gandhi
(Father of the Nation) were immersed at the
Gandhi ghat. Pushkar is among the five principal
places of Hindu pilgrimage. People consider
the water of the Pushkar lake to be very sacred
and the ritual of taking dips in the holy
water IS believed to bestow salvation.
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