India is a
culturally rich land, which can be best witnessed during its festivity. Each
state of the country celebrates a plethora of festivals. Rajasthan is a state
that celebrates a plethora of festivals. These include approaching of season,
religious festivals and traditional events. Dancing, music, drama and singing
attract all the travellers to Rajasthan tourism.
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| Desert-Festival-Jaisalmer |
This is a majestic
spectacle of music, colour and festivity, adding charm to Jaisalmer tourism.
It befalls on the full moon in February when the cherished monuments of its
rich past and colours of the festival are on display. Celebrated with great
zest, the festival is organized once a year during winter and amidst the sands
of the wonderful Thar Desert. The empty sands enveloping the Golden City become
alive with the dazzling colours, music and laughter of the festival. The dates
for Desert Festival 2013 are on 23 - 25 February.
Significance of
the Festival
Jaislamer
desert festival offers an
opportunity to experience the richness of Rajasthani culture. Brilliantly
dressed locals dance and sing the rhythmic saga of past affairs. Most of the
performances are based on the tales of the heroes of the medieval era. The
festival starts with a morning procession that exhibits the life and culture of
the desert.
Activities of
the Fair
The ship of the
desert, Camel plays the pivotal role in the festival. During the Desert
festival, Jaisalmer tourists can enjoy a number of traditional sport
activities. These include camel dance, camel polo, camel race and various other
competitions consisting of camels. Apart from camel competitions, travellers
can also take delight in the other interesting competitions like the moustache
and turban-lying competition. The competition of the best dressed camel and tug
of war are the other highlights of the festival. Tourists can indulge in fun of
traditional performances, snake charmers and puppeteers.
On Jaisalmer
Desert Festival tour, visitors can capture the glimpse of colourful craft
bazaars that are put up as make shifts. Tourists can buy delicately embroidered
skirts, rugs, leather bags, hand-woven shawls, camel decorations, ethnic silver
jewellery and wood carvings.
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| Jaisalmer Desert Festival |
Another feature
that makes this festival popular is the lip-smacking traditional Rajasthani
cuisine. It enables tourists to enjoy a variety of ethnic and spicy treats.
End of the
Festival
On the third and
final day, the festival concludes with a gala Rajasthan folk concert under the
stars in the Sam sand dunes. Tourists can also enjoy cricket match,
parachuting, camel race and Air Force display in the dunes.
Desert
Festival, Jaisalmer is a
popular event of the place. Tourists can enjoy varied attractions of Jaisalmer Tourism while embarking on a tour to Rajasthan.
Source Ref: http://rajasthanindiatour.wordpress.com/?p=30
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