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Rajasthan Fair Festivals

The Rajasthani’s love for colour and joyous celebrations is proved by the elaborate rituals and the gay abandon with which he surrenders himself to the numerous fairs and festivals of the region. In addition to the festivals celebrated by the Hindus, Muslims and others, there are also the traditional fairs. There are animal fairs, there are religious fairs and there are fairs to mark the changing seasons.

Festivals in Rajasthan

The Rajasthani’s love for colour and joyous celebrations is proved by the elaborate Rajasthan Festivalrituals and the gay abandon with which he surrenders himself to the numerous fairs and festivals of the region. In addition to the festivals celebrated by the Hindus, Muslims and others, there are also the traditional fairs.

There are animal fairs, there are religious fairs and there are fairs to mark the changing seasons. Infact, celebrations occur almost round the year and are a splendid opportunity for the visitor to gain an insight into the life of the Rajasthani. Other than the traditional fairs, recently established festivals which involve elephants, camel races, puppet shows, folk dances and music, camel races, cock and bull fights, buying and selling of cattle, colorful clothes have been specially organised for the tourists.







Fairs and Festivals Place 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Camel Festival Bikaner 30-31 Dec 18-19 Jan 8-9 Jan 26-27 Jan 15-16 Jan 4-5 Jan
Nagaur Fair Nagaur 22-25 Jan 10-13 Feb 30Jan-2-Feb 17-20 Feb 6-9 Feb 26-29 Jan
Desert Festival Jaisalmer 28-30 Jan 16-18 Feb 5-7 Feb 23-25 Feb 12-14 Feb 1-3 Feb
Beneshwar Fair Dungarpur 26-30 Jan 14-18 Feb 3-7 Feb 21-25 Feb 10-14 Feb 1-3 Feb
Braj Festival Bharatpur 2-4 Feb 2-4 Feb 2-4 Feb 2-4 Feb 2-4 Feb 2-4 Feb
Elephant Festival Jaipur 28 Feb 19 Mar 7 Mar 26 Mar 16 Mar 5 Mar
Kailadevi Fair Karauli 12 Mar 31 Mar 19 Mar 7 Apr 28 Mar 17 Mar
Gangaur Festival Jaipur 18-19 Mar 6-7 Apr 25-26 Mar 13-14 Apr 2-3 Apr 22-23 Mar
Mewar Festival Udaipur 18-20 Mar 6-8 Apr 25-27 Mar 13-15 Apr 2-4 Apr 22-24 Mar
Mahaveerji Fair Mahaveerji 24-30 Mar 12-18 Apr 1-6 Apr 20-25 Apr 8-15 Apr 28Mar-4Apr
Summer Festival Mt. Abu 26-28 May 15-17 May 4-6 May 23-25 May 12-14 May 2-4 May
Teej Festival Jaipur 12-13 Aug 2-3 Aug 22-23 Jul 9-10 Aug 30-31 Jul 17-18 Aug
Kajli Teej Bundi 26-27 Aug 15-16 Aug 4 Aug 22-23 Aug 12-13 Aug 31Aug-1 Sep
Dussehra Festival Kota 15-17 Oct 4-6 Oct 22-24 Oct 12-14 Oct 1-3 Oct 21-22 Oct
Matasya Festival Alwar 15 - 16 Oct 4-5 Oct 22-23 Oct 12-13 Oct 2-3 Oct 21-22 Oct
Marwar Festival Jodhpur 21-22 Oct 10-11 Oct 28-29 Oct 17-18 Oct 7-8 Oct 26-27 Oct
Puskhar Fair Pushkar
(Ajmer )
13-21 Nov 2-10 Nov 20-28 Nov 9-17 Nov 30Oct-6 Nov 18-25 Nov
Chandrabhaga Fair Jhalawar 20-22 Nov 9-11 Nov 27-29 Nov 16-18 Nov 5-7 Nov 24-26 Nov
Winter Festival Mt. Abu 29-31 Dec 29-31 Dec 29-31 Dec 29-31 Dec 29-31 Dec 29-31 Dec


Rural Bazar The delightful and colourful bazaars of Rajasthan still have the distinct easy-going atmosphere, typical of the medieval times. Nothing much seems to have changed till today - not even the commodities in the market.The numerous fairs and festivals in this sparsely populated state are essentially an opportunity for people from far and wide to converge and shop. In the electrically charged cacophonic atmosphere, one can pick up exotic trinkets, beads, bangles, old tribal silver jewellery, a range of handicrafts and of course, animals. This is true of the towns and cities as well. Chaotic and noisy, people jostling against each other, stray cows butting in, lots of bargaining....
In the old days, the bazaars were segmented product-wise. An entire lane of lac bangle makers, a market of utensil makers and so on. Although a few stray shops have cropped up, the tradition continues to date.


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