A Region Of Unending Fairs And Festivals

Rajasthan has an unending cycle of fairs and festivals throughout the year. They are perhaps the most colourful and spectacular in the whole of India. Besides the festivals born out of age old traditions, there are others which celebrate seasons, cattle marts which turn out to be enthralling fairs, craft fairs that highlights the crafts of the different regions and so on. Rajasthani festivals give an insight to the colourful life style of the Rajasthani people and are mesmerizing with their folk dances, music, drama and animal races. Some of the main Fairs and festivals of the region are:
Festivals:
.Teej Festival
.Gangaur Festival
.Elephant Festival
.Desert Festival
.Mewar Spring Festival
.Bikaner festival
.Brij Festival
.Marwar Festival
.Summer Festival
.Winter Festival
.Sheetala Ashtami
.Alwar Festival

Fairs:
. Pushkar Fair
.Sheetla Mata Fair
.Karni Mata Fair
.Kapil Muni fair
.Banganga Fair
.Jambheswar fair
.Sitabari fair
.Veerpuri fair
.Jeen Mata and Annakoot fair
.Ramdeora fair
.Mallinath fair
.Hero-Worship Fair
.Kaila Devi Fair
.Adivasi fair
.Rani Sati fair
.Gogaji fair
.Galiyakot Urs
.Urs of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti