Gangaur Festival: The Most Celebrated Festival of Rajasthan
Gangaur festival is celebrated in Rajasthan and is one of the most important and popular festivals of Rajasthan. The festival is celebrated to honor the Goddess Parvati where both married and unmarried women take part in the festival. Married women worship for the good health and long living of their husbands while unmarried worship to be blessed with an ideal husband. The places where Gangaur festival takes part on a large scale are Udaipur, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Bikaner, and Nathdwara. Explore more of these cities of Rajasthan along with immersion into the bliss of festivity with Rajasthan tour packages. The married and unmarried women take part in the festival with full enthusiasm and energy. During the festival idols of Parvati and Lord Shiva are beautifully adorned and the festival continues for 18 days. Women dress in bright clothes; apply henna on feet and palms as it is a part of Indian tradition. The women sing the folk music, go door to door carrying earthen pots and collect cash, oil, jaggery sweet, ghee that is broken on the last day of the festival and then debris into the well or tank is done. The festival gives the glimpse of the colorful side or Rajasthan which attracts thousands of visitors every year. The festival reflects the religious and faith of the people. On the second day of the festival parents of the married women send gifts, jewelry, clothes and other decorative items to their home. The festival lets the visitors witness the different rituals, traditions of the state during the festive season when people celebrate the festival in a spring festive mood. The procession of the bands and horses add charm and attractive look to the colorful festival. The last day of the festival is celebrated by the immersion of the clay idols in water. There are many tour packages of the festival which can be booked with any registered traveling service provider or authorized Rajasthan tour operators. Book Gujarat tour with Rajasthan to book the tour as soon as possible for the exciting and fascinating journey of the two most culturally rich states of India. The tour will surely be the most memorable and unforgettable lifelong experience and can be further customized as per the requirement.