Festivals list of Rajasthan are celebrated on a high volume and the state is rich in culture, tradition, history, hospitality, and is majorly famous for Festivals of Rajasthan, fairs and the numerous variety of customs, rituals and faith for festive celebration, which are followed by the people of Rajasthan.
Rajasthani have named the festivals in their language as ‘Rajasthan ke pramukh tyohar’ which is the epitome of harmony, happiness, and also to remember the reason behind the celebration of each festival so that they can pass onto their coming generation the values of their culture, tradition, significance and to keep them reminding about their roots which is the ultimate goal. Through the Rajasthan festival names all of them are explained below
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List Of Festivals In Rajasthan:
Few districts of Rajasthan which celebrates the ‘Rajasthan utsav’ with full enthusiasm are: Ajmer, Jaisalmer, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Udaipur etc., the festivals list of Rajasthan are as follows:
1. Teej Festival – Celebrated by married women’s
Teej festival is majorly celebrated by the married women’s but unmarried also worship for their husband’s wellbeing, get dressed in traditional attire with all the 16 shringar and coloured leheriya sarees, heena on hands, women’s take blessings of goddess parvati for wedded bliss. Teej festival is an important festival of Rajasthan. In Rajasthan such festivals are celebrated on a larger level.
TIME : July – August
LOCATION: Jaipur
2. Gangaur Festival – Marital happiness
Gangaur festival is one of the traditional festival of Rajasthan, celebrated for marital happiness where both married and unmarried women’s worship for healthy relationship with husband and is celebrated once in a year and its compulsory for newly married women’s. The Worship process of this festival is that 2 women’s paired in front of Gangaur idol which is made up of sand and pray for their spouse & marital life. This is one of the biggest events of Rajasthan, this occasion is celebrated with full joy and willingness.
TIME : March- April
LOCATION: Jaipur
3. Holi Festival – victory of good over evil
Holi festival is one of the traditional festivals which is the celebration for ( HOLIKA DEHEN ) winning good over evil, which is celebrated in Rajasthan in a colourful way, people play with colors called gulal, water balloons, water gun and get the experience of tasting thandai and a variety of sweets.
TIME : March
LOCATION: Bikaner, Jaipur, Ajmer, Pushkar, Bhilwara, Banswara, and Barmer.
4. Diwali Festival – Lord Rama’s return to Ayodhya
Diwali is the festival which is celebrated wholeheartedly by plenty of people cause this was the day when lord Rama’s came back to Ayodhya with goddess Sita after defeating the Ravana, on this day people decorates their homes with diyas, lighting, rangoli etc., worship goddess Lakshmi with sugarcane, silver coin on which goddess lakshmi and lord ganesh are drawn and other puja items as well, that’s how it celebrated in Rajasthan. People gather to enjoy traditional festivals of Rajasthan with friends and family for celebration while playing with firecrackers.
TIME : March- April
LOCATION: Jaipur, Udaipur, Jodhpur
- Sankranti Festival – Kite Festival
Sankranti festival is a kite-flying festival when people experience the sky full of vibrant coloured kites which is flown according to the air’s direction, people usually get on their terrace and flew the kite and compete with each other while cutting kites in sky and enjoy while screaming “ WO KAATE ’’ which means to announce the winner. The name is also known as Makar Sankranti. One of the famous festivals in January which people of Rajasthan get crazy about and wait for every year.
TIME : 14th January
LOCATION: Jaipur, Jodhpur & other cities
- Janmashtami Festival – Birth of Lord Krishna
This festival is a Hindu festival which is celebrated because this was the 8th Avatar of lord Krishna on the earth and to honour the lord Krishna it has been celebrated, On this day temples are beautifully decorated with diyas & flowers, dhai handi events of Rajasthan are prepared to welcome lord Krishna which people really enjoy. This day is also named Krishna Janmashtami & Gokulashtami. Go through some pictures of Rajasthani festivals.
TIME : August
LOCATION: Uttar Pradesh ( Mathur, Vrindavan ), Mumbai and many others.
- Navratri Festival
The festival is a tribute to goddess Durga for winning good over evil. The meaning of Navratri festival is NAV – NINE and RATRI – NIGHT it’s named because the festival is celebrated for 9 days, Garba and Dandiya nights are the famous events in Rajasthan as well, which are held during this festive season, visiting temples, devotees fasting for 9 days for goddess Durga and much more.
TIME : October
LOCATION: Gujarat, West Bengal, Karnataka and and many others.
- Dussehra Festival
Dussehra festival is a famous festival of Rajasthan which is also known as Vijayadashami which is celebrated because of the victory of Lord Rama over Ravana as Ravana was defeated by Rama, Which means victory of good over evil. And Hindu celebrate this festival while burning 10 faces of Ravana in a single body, with its negative energies, impact on the devotees etc., every year.
TIME : October
LOCATION: Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, West Bengal etc.
- Marwar Festival
Marwar festival is important festival of Rajasthan which is celebrated with Rajasthani folk music, dance performances, cultural performances like Ghoomar, Kalbeliya, and Tera Tali etc., while wearing their costumes as per the tradition, culture, camel and horse shows, turban tying competition, light and sound shows etc., it’s one of the most interesting festivals of Jodhpur. Here are some images of Rajasthani festivals.
TIME : September- October
LOCATION: Jodhpur
- Udaipur Mewar Festival
All the women’s on Udaipur Mewar Festival get dressed in their traditional attire with the idols of goddess Gauri while carrying all the Puja items and head towards the pichola lake through the streets, then place the idols on the decorated boats. Then celebrate marriages on this auspicious day, also enjoy Fairework, light shows, handicrafts exhibitions can also be seen here.
TIME : March / April
LOCATION: Udaipur
- Elephant Festival
This is celebrated so that the significance of elephants can be celebrated through all the Rajasthani and it has become a part of their culture. On this day the festival is celebrated while painting elephants and are decorated with different jewellery sets, clothes, and other accessories for the elephant parade. They also participate in polo matches, Best Decorated Elephant Contest with dance and music. Here are some pics of Rajasthani festivals.
TIME : March
LOCATION: Jaipur
- Matsya Festival
Matsya Festival is celebrated for the glorious past of Alwar city which is a district of Rajasthan. It also tells about the cultural heritage, tradition and history of it. Different dance forms can be seen here during the festive season like Ghoomar, Kalbeliya, and Kachhi Ghodi, patrades of elephants, horses, camel etc., many more activities can be seen at Fairs of Rajasthan. Huge variety of Rajasthani cuisine can be experienced that is Dal baati churma, gatte ki sabzi etc., the festival is celebrated. For event visit Company Bagh.
Sagar Lake, Alwar Fort etc.
TIME : November
LOCATION : Alwar
Conclusion
The celebration of festivals is a gesture to bring loved ones closer and create unending memories. These festivals mentioned above are basically celebrated to keep the culture alive in people’s heart and mind, for upcoming generations the culture, religion, tradition, art, vision etc., are significant to pass on.
