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Tourist Destinations of Rajasthan Jaipur Fairs & Festivals
Festivals
of Jaipur [2] Elephant Festival [25th March 2005] - A festival to celebrate Holi, this is a great occasion for the visitor to watch several elephant sports and also play this festival of colors. [3] Ganguar Fair [11th - 12th April 2005] - A festival devoted to Goddess Parvati. It is time for young girls to dress up in their finery and pray for grooms of their choice while the married women pray for the well-being of their husbands. [4] Teej Fair [8th to 9th August 2005] - A festival to mark the advent of monsoon. Essentially a women's festival, it is interesting to watch them enjoying in groups and at various bazaars where they turn up to shop in all their finery. Travel Map Jaipur
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January is celebrated in India as Makar Sankranti - heralding the
transition of the sun into the Northern hemisphere. It is also a big kite
day in most parts of India when children from 6 to 60 can be seen with
their heads turned to the sky. In Jaipur kites virtually blot out the sky.
Everyone joins in this riotous celebration and shouts of " Woh Kata
Hai !" reverberate from rooftops to the accompaniment of drums as
adversaries’ kites are cut down. And everyone’s an adversary! Any kite
in the sky is fair game.