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Jaipur: It’s all over, folks. The season for being jolly and full and drunk is behind us for another festivals.But let’s not tighten our belts just yet. This is not the season for self-restraint. Oh no. This is, in fact, the season for spending lots on merry-making.Holi and the elephant festival is not the end of Jaipur’s culture .The Gangaur Festival is celebrated throughout Rajasthan with great enthusiasm but the celebrations in Jaipur and Udaipur have their own special charisma. Gangaur festival which approaches during the month of March - April is popular among women who pray to the goddess Parvati. A parade of caparisoned horses and elephants accompanying the image of Lord Shiva is the foremost magnetism. In these festivals women carry the idols of goddess Parvati also called Gauri in form of a procession to Gangaur Ghat which is one side of Pichola Lake. Gangaur Festival is one of the local festivals and you know we loved to see the synergy and customs of the state .This festival is dedicated to Gauri, a manifestation of Goddess Parvati; consort of Lord Shiva, which inaugurates on the first day of Chaitra, the day following Holi and lasts for eighteen day. It is intentionally celebrated by women and girls of all seasons. This festival is celebrated through out the city in a great gusto. There wouldn't be a better time to travel to Rajasthan than during festival time. This is also an auspicious time for young people to select their life partners. The festival is also celebrated with great pomp and show in Bikaner, Jodhpur, Marathwara and Jaisalmer. It’s not only celebrated at Jaipur but also in the parts of Udaipur. Let me tell my readers that a boat procession is taken out on the Pichola Lake in Udaipur. Women balancing several brass pitchers on their heads add to the gaiety of the Udaipur celebrations. During this fiesta thousands of people from the countryside comes to take part in the parade of Gangaur, which goes around from rural community of the villages. It was aghast to know that the Tribal men and women get the opportunity to meet and interact freely and during this time, they select partners and elope to marry. This is something new that we have learnt during our vacation. Now if you want to get married this place is an unusual, romantic custom authorized by the community where one can find there life Partners and start a new life. Therefore I neatly sum up my blog saying that do embark on a Rajasthan tour to experience a world of colors and festivities.
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