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<\/h3>\nThe sprawling annual festivities of the 100\u00a0year old Pushkar Mela <\/a>through its dramatic collage of diversified pictures,\u00a0mirrors the vibrancy of the gracious state of Rajasthan. It is celebrated for\u00a0five days from the Kartik ekadashi to Kartik Poornima, the full moon day of\u00a0Kartik (October\u2013November) in Hindu calendar.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Here you can discover lovely, beautiful and well-known place of Rajasthan where you can experience desert festival<\/strong>. The desert festival of Jaisalmer<\/a><\/strong> held each year in the month of February as the locals from in and around Jaisalmer city<\/strong> and its villages come together to mark the starting of desert Festival<\/strong>. Here, the visitors can get experience open air, acrobatics, folk dance performances by local artist, puppet shows, and kiosks painted with the different colors of joy and snake enchanter. Also you can enjoy many presentation and play such as Ghair and Ghoomar balls, The animated Camp Fire, colorful Swirling Skirts and tie and dye Duppatas or Chunnies with ample of folk music with desert kiosks<\/strong> and decorated camels<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Kite\u00a0festival of Jaipur is observed on the day of Makar Sankranti<\/a> or Uttarayan.\u00a0Celebrated on 14th of January to mark the transition of the sun from dhanu\u00a0rashi (Sagittarius) to makara rashi (Capricorn), the day is considered\u00a0auspicious. It is said that Uttarayan or northward journey of the sun begins on\u00a0the day of Makar Sankranti. A prominent one out of the festivals of Rajasthan\u00a0is the Kite Festival<\/a>. Certainly, it’s a festival that is unique in its own way.\u00a0The colourful kites hovering over whole of Rajasthan brighten up the skies.\u00a0This festival is largely celebrated in Jaipur and Jodhpur. The\u00a0kites-with-lights flown add to the fancy of the festival. If you like kite\u00a0flying, this is the festival for you.<\/p>\n Nagaur Fair\u00a0is the second biggest fair in India. The fair goes on for eight days. NagaurFair<\/a>, Rajasthan is held every year during the month of Jan-Feb. \u00a0It is popularly known as the Cattle fair of\u00a0Nagaur. This is because the Nagaur Fair is mainly all about trading of animals.\u00a0Approximately 70,000 bullocks, camels and horses are traded every year in this\u00a0fair. The animals lavishly decorated and even their owners dress up wearing\u00a0colorful turbans<\/a> and long moustaches.<\/p>\n The BikanerCamel Festival<\/a> is organized in the beautiful city of Bikaner, Rajasthan by the\u00a0state\u2019s Tourism Department. The desert town of Bikaner is located in the\u00a0Northern part of Rajasthan. The festival is organized every year in the month\u00a0of January or late December to emphasize the value of ship of the desert \u2013\u00a0\u201cCamel\u201d. The two day festival is marked by different interesting activities. This BaneshwarFair<\/a> is a five days event starting from Shukla ekadeshi of Magh month, as per\u00a0the Hindu calendar. This is the unique and biggest tribal fair of the country\u00a0that attracts lakhs of devotees. This fair is annually held in Dungarpur,\u00a0Rajasthan. The name Baneshwar is derived from the holy Shiva Linga located in\u00a0the Shiv temple in Dungarpur. \u2018Baneshwar\u2019 in the local language Vagdi means\u00a0\u2018master of delta\u2019. The fair is organised at the delta formed by rivers- Mahi\u00a0and Som. The fair continues till Shukla Purnima of Magh. Baneshwar is situated\u00a024 kms away from Aspur, which is in the Dungarpur district.<\/p>\n Gangaur is\u00a0one of the most vivid festivals rejoiced with great enthusiasm and happiness\u00a0all over the Indian state of Rajasthan. In the word Gangaur<\/a>, ‘Gan’ is the\u00a0synonym for Lord Shiva whereas ‘Gaur’ stands for Gauri or Goddess Parvati. But\u00a0mainly, this festival is held in the honors of Goddess Parvati as she is\u00a0regarded as the epitome of marital love, strength, courage, power and\u00a0excellence. During the festivities<\/a>, married women worship Goddess Parvati for\u00a0the long life, well being and wealth of their husbands while the girls pray for\u00a0getting a smart and an understanding life partner.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The ElephantFestival<\/a> is an annual festival which is held every year in the Pink City,\u00a0Jaipur. This matchless event is organized on the full moon day of Phalgun\u00a0Purnima which falls in the month of February\/March. The Elephant-headed God,\u00a0Ganesha, believed to be the remover of obstacles and foremost to all the gods,\u00a0is revered and devotedly worshipped in all the parts of India. its venue got The DargahSharif Ajmer<\/a>, located at the foot of a barren hill, is the place where the\u00a0Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti mortal remains lie buried. The Dargah (tomb) with a\u00a0marble dome is situated in the center of a courtyard and is surrounded by a\u00a0silver platform. It’s believed that the shrine is a place of wish fulfillment\u00a0for those who pray with devout and pure hearts. People of all religious faiths\u00a0visit the Dargah and make offerings of rose and jasmine flowers to seek the\u00a0blessings of the Khawaja.<\/p>\n festival is\u00a0Teej, which falls in the monsoon months of July-August. On this occasion,\u00a0married women pray to Lord Shiva and Parvati to bless them with happy and long\u00a0married life. Celebrated in and around Rajasthan this festival<\/a> of swings\u00a0welcomes monsoon.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nDesert festival Jaisalmer :<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Kite festival:<\/h3>\n
Nagaur Fair:<\/h3>\n
Camel Festival Bikaner:<\/h3>\n
\nfestival starts off with a magnificent procession of bedecked camels against\u00a0the red sandstone backdrop of the Junagarh Fort (1588-1593) in the town.<\/p>\nBaneshwar Fair Baneshwar:<\/h3>\n
Gangaur Festival:<\/h3>\n
Elephant Festival:<\/h3>\n
\nchanged in 2011 and has been shifted to Jaipur Polo Ground which is opposite to\u00a0the Sawai Mansingh Stadium.<\/p>\nUrs Ajmer Sharif, Ajmer:<\/h3>\n
Teej Festival:<\/h3>\n
Dussehra Festival:<\/h3>\n