If you want to add some colors
and festivity to your already gay and lively life then a visit
to the fairs and festivals of udaipur city is a must do for
you. The cheering mood of the natives, their vibrant dress
colors and ancestral customs are bound to make your heart
swing and make your legs move in rhythm.
Touring to Udaipur fair is very easy due to the innumerable
mode of communication, which are easily accessible in terms
of money and time. Though there is no scarcity of Indian fairs
& festivals in the different regions of India but the
Udaipur fairs & festivals has its unequalled individuality.
Generally Indian fairs are related to religious myths and
legends but the shilpgram festival of Udaipur is a non-religious
fair of Udaipur. It is a display of the artistic creation
of the exquisite handicrafts of the natives. You can get the
details of shilpgram festival in our other section.
There is an endless list of fairs and festival that are celebrated
in this region ranging from Gangaur festival, teej festival,
desert festival etc. But in Udaipur apart from the state-specific
festival like Shilpgram or Mewar festival some of the all-India
famous festivals are celebrated over here like the Holi, Shriji's
birthday or the universal New Year's Eve.
Holi, the festival of colors, is celebrated In Udaipur in
the month of March with a innumerable vibrant colored powder.
You can see the calm blue colored sky transforming into a
multicolored layer during this festival of Udaipur. Also you
can enjoy the colorful procession of royal dignitaries in
their conventional costumes in the City Palace. The evening
in the City Palace becomes more enchanting with the traditional
fire being lit up and people dancing and rejoicing around
it.
Shriji's birthday celebration takes place on 13th of December,
which is one of the ideal time to discover the charms of ancestral
Udaipur. In this ceremony the birthday of Maharana (King)
of Udaipur is being Udaipur is celebrated. Not only the royal
dignitaries takes part in it but friends and admirers from
all-over the country tour during this season to participate
in it. All the royal people of different places dress in traditional
costumes as a tribute to the Maharana.
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