Fairs & Festivals

Camel Festival

A lively & colourful event, the Camel Festival is organised by the Department of Tourism, Art & Culture, Rajasthan in Bikaner every year. January is just the right month for a desert spree, & Bikaner just the right place to see the Ships of the Desert.
In the camel country Bikaner, these desert leviathans pull heavy cart loads, transport grain & even work at the wells.
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Desert Festival

Once a year in winters & on the middle of the continually rising & falling stark yellow sands of the great Thar Desert, the empty sands around Jaisalmer come alive with the brilliant colour, music & laughter of the Desert Festival. The festival is organised by the tourist authorities as tourist entertainment around January-February. Read More..

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Elephant Festival, Jaipur

The Elephant Festival is an inimitable event held annually in Jaipur. Groomed flawlessly, rows of elephants do a catwalk before an enthralled audience liked best fashion models to make this festival an amazing one.
The elephants move with poise in pageant, run races, play the regal game of polo, & finally participate in the spring festival of Holi. Read More..

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Gangaur Festival, Jaipur

A festival devoted to Goddess Parvati, the consort of Lord Shiva. Ishar & Gangaur are the divine male & female ho embody marital love. Dedicated to goddess Gauri (Parvati), the festival commences on Holi/ Young girls pray for rooms of their choice while married women seek a long life for their husbands. Read More..

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Kaila Devi Fair

The annual fair of Kaila Devi, (Mahalakshmi or the goddess of wealth), is held at the village Kaila (24 kms to the south west) in Karauli district in the month of Chaitra (Mar-Apr), lasting for a fortnight.
The temple of Kaila Devi is located on the banks of the Kalisil river in the hills of Trikut, 2 Kms. to the north-west of Kaila village. Read More..

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Pushkar Fair, Pushkar

Pushkar is a small holy town in Rajasthan located at about 135 km from Jaipur & 10 km from Ajmer. The Pushkar Lake situated here is considered to be one of the holiest pilgrimage sites in India. Besides, being an important pilgrimage center for Hindus, Pushkar is also known for its annual Pushkar fair, which has a religious as well as traditional character. Read More..

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Teej Festival

Teej is the festival of swings. It marks the advent of the monsoon month of Shravan (August). The monsoon rains fall on the parched Land & the pleasing scent of the wet soil rises into the air.
Swings are hung from trees & decorated with flowers. Read More..

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Urs Fair, Ajmer

The urs, acommomerative celebration is held in the solemn memory of Khwaja Muin-nddin Chisti, a prighly respected sufi saint fondly revered as the benefactor of the poor, popularly known as Gareeb Nawaz.
The Dargah Sharif in Ajmer, is the place where the Saints mortal remains lie burried & is the site of the largest Muslim Fair in India.
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