| Why Rajasthan emerged as the highest revenue | | | | Dedicated to Lord Shiva & Goddess Parvati, |
| generating state in India in terms of tourism? Why | | | | this festival highlights the finest of Rajasthani folk |
| its colourful fairs and festivals are amazingly popular | | | | music and dance by the women dressed in colourful |
| world over? Plan a trip to Rajasthan during the | | | | attires. Celebrated for 18 days continuously, the |
| festive season, and you'll get your answer. It is one | | | | Gangaur festival is organized for the ladies who |
| such place that celebrates every occasion including | | | | pray for the well-being and long life of their husbands. |
| worships, harvest, birth, seasons and so on. People in | | | | This is the occasion when one can buy the finest of |
| Rajasthan are so addicted to festivities that they | | | | traditional wooden images. Ladies can get their hands |
| cannot live without folk music and dance! | | | | and feet painted with 'mehandi' (myrtle paste). |
| As the financial year has come to its dusk, plan a | | | | Unmarried girls can also be spotted carrying 'Ghudlias' |
| holiday tour to Rajasthan with your family or | | | | (earthen pots with holes all around in which a lamp |
| friends. Even in March – April, this colourful | | | | is lit) on their heads. The festival is celebrated in |
| Rajput state celebrates one or the other occasion | | | | Bikaner, Jaipur, Nathdwara, Mount Abu and many |
| in every corner. | | | | other places with full enthusiasm. |
| Elephant Festival | | | | Mewar Festival |
| This is an occasion attached to the festival of colors | | | | Celebrated to welcome the spring season, mainly in |
| ‘Holi'. Celebrated in the capital city Jaipur, the | | | | Udaipur, Mewar Festival exhibits the best of royal |
| Elephant Festival exhibits numerous elephant sports. | | | | grandeur of Rajasthan. Associated with the royalty |
| Elephants, being the symbol of royalty in Indian | | | | of Rajput / Mewar Kings, the festival is |
| culture, can be seen dressed in the best finery | | | | accompanied by music, dance, processions and |
| during this festival. One can enjoy the best views | | | | fireworks. Ladies in colourful attires carrying the |
| of this festival at Jaipur Chagan Stadium, where | | | | images of Goddess Gauri can be seen in a huge |
| tourists from all over the world and local visitors | | | | procession that heads towards Lake Pichola. Mewar |
| gather to celebrate the occasion. Dancers and | | | | Festival coincides with Gangaur Festival in Udaipur, |
| musicians add to the beauty of the place. Female | | | | and is very significant for ladies. |
| elephants are decorated beautifully and their | | | | Therefore, Rajasthani Festivals are full of fun |
| procession is the key element of this festival. | | | | activities. True Rajput culture is showcased through |
| Gangaur Festival | | | | songs, dances and other performances. |