The cultural history, heritage, royalty, hospitality, celebration, music, dance, vibrant colours, and brightness of Rajasthan is incredible. It is the state with everything in one place. The myriad fairs and festivals of Rajasthan are bliss to attend. These festivals give a unique celebration of life, heritage, culture, and nature in pure Rajasthani style. Following are the certain festivals of Rajasthan that one shall surely experience at least once in a lifetime.

It is a very elite event that draws a small crowd because it features artists from all sections of the state and country as well as from places like Mongolia, Afghanistan, Africa, and Italy. You can have a conversation with some of the world-class artists or even the Jodhpur royal family over a pretty basic event. You will undoubtedly have the experience to remember for the rest of your life if you add some delectable food and the ambience of the magnificently lit-up Nagaur fort to the mix.

Location: Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur&nbsp;

The kite festival is celebrated during the Makar Sankranti and is also known as Jodhpur International Desert Kite Festival. You will find kites with vibrant colours and in an extravagant spectrum, of myriad shapes and different sizes covering the sky during the festival. Even the helicopters release kites in the sky and children release balloons from the ground. The event is truly a magnificent and spectacular one.&nbsp;

Location: Jodhpur Polo Ground, Jodhpur
Time of Celebration: Makar Sankranti
Duration: 3 days event

Bikaner hosts the amazing Camel Festival, which is held in honour of the ship of the desert. This event begins with a lot of fanfare, just like the other festivals in Rajasthan. The Camel Festival, a two-day event held each year in lovely January, features a colourful parade of camels dressed in costumes against the majestic Junagadh Fort. There are camel races, camel contests, and other cultural displays. Although this festival honours Rajasthan's camels, it also features authentic Rajasthani cultural acts.&nbsp;

Location: Karni Singh Stadium, Bikaner
Time of Celebration: In January
Duration: 2 days event

The Mewar Festival, which heralds the arrival of spring in the area, causes the city of Udaipur to come alive with festive colours. People travel from all over the world to Udaipur for this important Rajasthani festival to see the splendour of the town. Bright lights are used to illuminate the entire town, and there is a festive spirit permeating everything. This celebration involves a variety of customs, such as adorning the idols of Isar and Gangaur and transporting them through the city in a formal parade.

Location: Across Udaipur, Rajasthan
Duration: 3 days event

The Urs Festival, one of the important holidays observed at the revered Ajmer Sharif Dargah, is typically held in the months of May and June. To visit this sacred temple, throngs of pilgrims go to this town to the west of Jaipur. The renowned Sufi Saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti's death anniversary is honoured during the Urs Festival. Since it is claimed that Khwaja Moinuddin prepared food for six days prior to departing for his mortal remains, the fair is held over a six-day period.

Location: Ajmer Sharif Dargah, Diggi Bazaar, Ajmer
Time of Celebration: May and June
Duration: 6 days event

The most popular festival in India is celebrated at Bharatpur, which is in the Brij area of Rajasthan; in a lavish and majestic manner a few days before Holi. During this celebration, the city comes to life as people wear their brightest clothing and perform vibrant music. The special aspect of this celebration is that because Lord Krishna is adored there, the full love narrative of Krishna and Radha is performed as a dance. During this time, the region is completely covered with Holi's vibrant colours, and the inhabitants are at their happiest.

Location: Brij, Bharatpur
Time of Celebration: Holi

The Kota Adventure Festival combines adventure and spirituality. One of Rajasthan's most intriguing events takes place during Dussehra in the month of October. Adventure sports are organised during this festival, attracting visitors from all across the nation. The festival's primary goal is to increase statewide tourism. Since the main events include rafting, windsurfing, parasailing, kayaking, rock climbing, trekking, angling, and rural excursions, it is a week-long haven for adventure fans. The festival's major attraction is kite flying.&nbsp;

Location: Chambal River and Kishore Sagar Talab, Kota
Time of Celebration: During Dussehra, in October

Every effort is made by Rajasthan's festivals and fairs, which are held and celebrated throughout the state, to create a special cultural vibe. The beautiful Indian State of Rajasthan celebrates all festivals with a unique tint of royalty, cultural heritage and traditions in it, which make it really appreciable and incredible at the same time.

RIFF is recognized as a “People’s platform for creativity and Sustainable Development” and was patronized by the Maharaja of Jodhpur and Sir Mick Jagger of the Rolling stones. RIFF is basically an annual music festival where people celebrate traditional folk music and art. It is celebrated around Sharad Purnima when the brightest full moon of the year shows up. It is a unique celebration of Indian and International music at Mehrangarh Fort of Jodhpur.

Location: Mehrangarh Fort and Museum, Jodhpur
Time of Celebration: During Sharad Purnima
Duration: 5 days

The event is organised by the Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation in February month of the year. The festival is a complete blessing that lightens up the desert and celebrates the delights of a desert while giving a delightful feeling. There, you get to see desert rituals ad life, gymnastic stunts, camel races, and other competitions such as longest moustache and turban tying. All this is really exciting.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Location: Sam Dunes (42 Kilometres from Jaisalmer)&nbsp;
Time of Celebration: Month of February
Duration: 3 days

Pushkar Show, a grand celebration, is a magnificent five-day camel and animal fair held in Rajasthan's Pushkar town on the banks of Pushkar lake. Additionally, it falls on Kartik Ekadashi, a Hindu holiday; marking the day that Lord Brahma was thought to have created the lake at Pushkar. The Pushkar fair, which is primarily a livestock fair for the buying and selling of camels, draws throngs of tourists.

Location: Pushkar Fair Ground, Pushkar, Ajmer
Time of Celebration: During Kartik Ekadashi
Duration: 5-day event

In India, a woman's love for her husband is a crucial component that inspires the need for a celebration to include these traditions in a fresh way. Teej is an example of that. It also marks the beginning of the monsoon season. In order to commemorate the merger of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati, the ladies of the community observe fasting, decorate their hands with mehndi, take leisurely swing rides, sing and dance with other women, share tales, and dress in festive clothes. Jaipur's markets and bazaars are brimming with enticing apparel, jewellery, and treats like Ghewar and Malpua.

Location: Chaugan Stadium, Jaipur
Duration: 2-day event

This festival is celebrated to commemorate Goddess Paravati and celebrate her homecoming. Women of Rajasthan celebrate the festival with huge fanfare, where they carry huge processions of garbed Goddess Gauri all over the city. There are also elephant processions, chariots, and old palanquins along with tints of folk music and dance and fireworks.&nbsp;

Location: Across Jaipur

Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) is the world’s largest free literary festival with books from Nobel Laureates, Booker prize winners, debut novelists and they celebrate the five days long festival, discussions, and debates at the Diggi Palace in Jaipur. JLF provides an amazing platform for the greatest authors and thinkers and young minds to put forward their thoughts and initiate a discussion about them.&nbsp;

Location: Diggi Palace, Jaipur&nbsp;&nbsp;
Duration: 5 days event

It is basically a cattle fair that draws more than two lakh animal owners to bring their horses, cows, bullocks, oxen, camels, etc. to participate in a sizable trade display. It is the second-largest fair in the nation. Both tourists and pet owners are attracted by the numerous animal races and cockfights that take place throughout the day, followed by dancing and music performances at night. It highlights the authentic Rajput flavour of Rajasthan and is sponsored by the Department of Animal Husbandry.

Location: Nagaur, Jodhpur

Both of these festivities, which are conducted over the course of three days in May and December, respectively, are held to highlight the friendliness and culture of the people who reside in the lone hill station in Rajasthan. They are observed with processions around the city; a variety of competitions, folk music and dance, and spectacular fireworks displays to honour the spirit of the community. During the festival days, a significant number of tourists are drawn to the area by a special blend of divine hospitality and an unusual environment.

Location: Nakki Lake and Pologround, Mt. Abu
Duration: 3 days event(Each)

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