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Jaipur Events and Jaipur Festivals

Jaipur Calendar of Festivals and Events 2011 / 2012

Jaipur Events and Festivals in January - Jaipur, India, IN

• Camel Festival - mid-January, music, dancing, camel racing and a range of folk events, often involving camels. Held in the Bikaner area, a notable desert city close to Jaipur
• Nagaur Cattle Fair - mid-January, a large livestock fair in nearby Nagaur, close to Jaipur, also featuring a range of local sports and recreational activities
• Makar Sankranti / Kite Festival - January 14th, involving a holy dip into a religious tank at Galtaji, although these days, the kite flying has become the main attraction, where huge numbers of colourful kites take to the skies all over Jaipur
• Jaisalmer Desert Festival - mid-January, involving celebrations and trekking around Jaisalmer, including a 'Mr. Desert' competition
• Republic Day - January 26th, national holiday in Jaipur
• Baneshwar Fair - late January / early February, religious festivities at Baneshwar, with traditional rituals often based around Lord Shiva

Jaipur Events and Festivals in February - Jaipur, India, IN

• Chaksu Fair - February / March, locals from all over rural parts of Jaipur gather to join in the festivities, which include large numbers of tractors and trolleys, with general festivities

Jaipur Events and Festivals in March - Jaipur, India, IN

• Holi - mid-March, lively Hindu festival celebrating the arrival of spring, with coloured powders and waters being thrown around
• Sheetla Mata Fair - mid-March, featuring a cattle fair and additional bustling flea market in the Seel-ki-Doongri village, close to Jaipur, honouring the goddess of epidemic diseases
• Brij Festival - mid-March, marking the arrival of spring, with music, dancing and general joyous festivities around Jaipur and beyond
• Elephant Festival - mid-March, where groups of painted and decorated elephants join a long parade in front of large crowds throughout Rajasthan. Also expect to see horses, camels and polo matches
• Thar Festival - mid-March, based in Barmer, with cultural shows, traditional dancing and even puppetry
• Barmer Cattle Fair - mid-March, one of the largest cattle fairs of its kind in the whole of Rajasthan
• Shitla Ashtami - March / April, a religious festival held specifically to ward off small pox, based at the Shitla Mata temple
• Mewar Festival - March / April, singing, dancing, lakeside cultural events and even fireworks displays are held at Udaipur

Jaipur Events and Festivals in April - Jaipur, India, IN

• Tilwara Fair - early April, a fair specialising in local breeds of horses, held at Tilwara each year
• Gangaur Festival - early April, held throughout Jaipur and Udaipur and lasting 18 days, involving offerings of sweet food to the Goddess Parvati, together with processions and lots of sweets. Young girls are known to dress up in their finest clothes at this time

Jaipur Events and Festivals in May - Jaipur, India, IN

• Urs Ajmer Sharif - mid-May, remembering Sufi Saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti, with crowds gathering at shrines in Ajmer to join in the celebrations

Jaipur Events and Festivals in June - Jaipur, India, IN

• Summer Festival at Mount Abu - early June, folk dancing and a range of relaxing events take place at this cool hill station, dedicated to traditional Rajasthani music

Jaipur Events and Festivals in July - Jaipur, India, IN

• Naga Panchami - late July / early August, a chance to enjoy traditional snake charming at its best

Jaipur Events and Festivals in August - Jaipur, India, IN

• Teej Festival - early August, two-day festival in Jaipur, heralding the arrival of the rainy monsoon season, with decorated trees and a long parade, starting at the City Palace
• Independence Day - August 15th, national holiday within Jaipur and all around India

Jaipur Events and Festivals in September - Jaipur, India, IN

• Ganesh Chaturthi - early-September, celebrations based around the birth of the much-loved elephant-headed god, Ganesh

Jaipur Events and Festivals in October - Jaipur, India, IN

• Navratri - mid-October, often known as the 'Festival of Nine Lights', involving fasting and ritual meals throughout Jaipur and beyond
• Marwar Festival - mid-October, devoted to the area's rich folk music, with many folk concerts in nearby Jodhpur and Osiyan, close to Jaipur
• Khalkani Mata Mela (Donkey Fair) - mid-October, a major donkey market, where traders gather at Looniyawas, near Sanganer. You can also expect donkey racing and a series of other donkey-related events
• Jodhpur Riff - mid-October, often known as the Rajasthan International Folk Festival, including folk music, dancing and plenty of food to go around
• Dussehra Mela - mid-October, were huge effigies of historic demon characters of Ravana are burnt to celebrate how good triumphed over evil. Thousands of devotees gather at the Shila Mataji temple and throughout Koto
• Diwali - mid-October, amongst Jaipur's biggest traditional Indian events, with night-time lights, lanterns, candles and fireworks. You can also enjoy markets, decorated buildings and a host of local specialities
• Osian Cattle Fair - mid-October, large cattle fair at the nearby town of Osian
• Pushkar Mela / Fair - late October / early November, huge crowds bring their cattle to Pushkar, along with camels, horses, sheep and many other animals at this event, which is always popular with tourists

Jaipur Events and Festivals in November - Jaipur, India, IN

• Bundi Ustav - early November, cultural events, parades and fireworks at Bundi
• Kashavrai Patan - early November, thousands of pilgrims gather between Kota and Bundi, near to Jaipur, to celebrate the month of Kartika
• Kolayat Mela - mid-November, with spiritual men (sadhus) heading to Kolayat
• Chandrabhaga Fair - early November, a large cattle market based alongside the Chandrabhaga River, involving bathing in the sacred waters

Jaipur Events and Festivals in December - Jaipur, India, IN

• Winter Festival - early December, with folk music and dancing around Mount Abu

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Rajasthan Pushkar Tour Details

Pushkar offers the complete and composite "Indian experience" as a historical, cultural, religious, rural and adventure destination that cannot be experienced anywhere else in a one- week tour of India.

Things to See in Pushkar

Pushkar Lake: One of the most sacred sites for Hindus, Pushkar Lake is the most famous tourist attraction in the holy town of Pushkar. It's a beautiful semi-circular lake with 52 lovely ghats surrounding it. According to beliefs, a dip in the Pushkar Lake on the auspicious occasion of Karthik Poornima brings salvation to devotees.


Brahma Temple: It's the only temple dedicated to Lord Brahma, the creator of the universe according to Hindu mythology, in all over India. The beautiful marble temple is famous for its four-headed idol of lord Brahma. It's decorated with silver coins and a silver turtle on its black and white chequered floor.

Savitri Temple: Dedicated to goddess Savitri, the first wife of Lord Brahma, it's the second most important temple in Pushkar. Located just behind the Brahma Temple on a hilltop, it provides a panoramic view of the scenic Pushkar Lake and exotic sand dunes nearby

Rangji or Rangnath Temple: Rangji Temple is known for its gracious south Indian style of architecture. The temple houses a huge image of Lord Vishnu. It has a high rising 'Gopuram' (large gate) and Garuda pillars studded with a mythical bird styled in gold.

Varah Temple: One of the most sacred temples in Pushkar, Varah Temple is dedicated to Lord Vishnu. It has an image of Vishnu in the incarnation of wild boar. According to a legend, Lord Vishnu visited the earth in the incarnation of a Varah (Wild boar) to kill an atrocious demon Hirnayaksh.
Apteshwar Temple: Another important temple in Pushkar, this 12th century temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva.