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Nagaur Fair
This eight days fair held every year during the month of Jan-Feb, is popularly known as the Cattle fair and is the second largest in Rajasthan. Nagaur Town is the most picturesque of Rajput townships. Nagaur is a sea of animals, trading over 70,000 bullocks, camels and horses every year. The bullocks are known for their fleetness. Not only are the animals lavishly decorated, even their owners flaunt wearing colourful turbans and long moustaches. More Details

Desert Festival
Once a year in winters and on the middle of the continually rising and falling stark yellow sands of the great Thar Desert, the empty sands around Jaisalmer come alive with the brilliant colour, music and laughter of the Desert Festival. The festival is organised by the tourist authorities as tourist entertainment around January-February. More Details

Baneswar Fair
The name Baneshwar is derived from the revered Shiva Linga which is kept in the Mahadev temple in Dungarpur. "Baneshwar" means the 'master of the delta' in the local Vagdi language and this name was given to Shiva Linga.The Baneshwar fair is held at a small delta formed by the river Som and Mahi, from Magh Shukla Ekadashi to Magh Shukla Poornima during Shivratri. (Jan-Feb). More Details

Gangaur Fair
Gangaur is one of the most important local festival in Rajasthan. In some form or the other it is celebrated all over Rajasthan. “gan” is a synonym for Lord Shiva and “gauri” or “gaur” stands for goddess parvati, the heavenly consort of lord Shiva. Gangaur celebrates the union of the two and is a symbol of conjugal and marital happiness. More Details

Mewar Festival
The Mewar Festival is celebrated to welcome the advent of spring. It coincides with the festival of Gangaur in Udaipur, and has a unique charm about it. The women folk gather to dress the images of Isar and Gangaur and then carry them in a ceremonial procession through different parts of the city. The procession winds its way to the Gangaur Ghat at Lake Pichhola. Here, the images are transferred to special boats amidst much singing and festivity. More Details

Elephant Festival
The Elephant Festival is an inimitable event held annually in Jaipur. Groomed flawlessly, rows of elephants do a catwalk before an enthralled audience liked best fashion models to make this festival an amazing one. The elephants move with poise in pageant, run races, play the regal game of polo, and finally participate in the spring festival of Holi. It is festival time with elephants typically celebrated one day before the Holi, Indian festival of colours. More Details

Urs Ajmer Sharif
The lakeside city of Ajmer is located in central Rajasthan, and is held in great reverence by devotees of all communities who call it 'Ajmer Sharif' (Holy Ajmer). It is here that the mortal remains of the highly respected Sufi saint Khwaja Moin-ud-din Chishti lie buried. More Details


Summer Festival, Mount Abu
The Summer festival is held every year during the month of May on Budh Poornima. The festival celebrates the warmth and cheerfulness of the people of hill station, who welcome the tourist from the depth of their hearts. The hospitality of the people, their colorful culture and exotic location made this festival a never to be forgotten experience. More Details

Teej Festival, Jaipur
Teej is one of the most widely celebrated festivals of Rajasthan. Swings, traditional songs and dancing are the unique features of Teej celebrations in Rajasthan. Women perform traditional folk dance dressed in green colored clothes and sing beautiful Teej songs while enjoying their sway on swings bedecked with flowers. More Details

Marwar Festival
The Marwar Festival is held every year in memory of the heroes of Rajasthan. The festival is held in the month of Ashwin (Sept-Oct) in Jodhpur, for two days during the full moon of Sharad Poornima. More Details



Camel Festival
A lively and colourful event, the Camel Festival is organised by the Department of Tourism, Art & Culture, Rajasthan in Bikaner every year. January is just the right month for a desert spree, and Bikaner just the right place to see the Ships of the Desert. In the camel country Bikaner, these desert leviathans pull heavy cart loads, transport grain and even work at the wells. More Details

Pushkar Fair
The Pushkar Camel Fair is one of the largest in India and the only one of its kind in the entire world. During the fair, Lakhs of people from rural India flock to Pushkar, along with Camel and Cattle for several days of live stock trading, horse dealing, pilgrimage and religious festival. More Details

Festive Calendar 2004 to 2010

Fairs/Festivals	Place	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Camel Festival	Bikaner	6-7 Jan.	24-25 Jan.	13-14 Jan.	2-3 Jan.	21-22 Jan.	10-11 Jan.	31 Dec.
Alwar Festival	Alwar	13-15 Feb.	11-13 Feb.	10-12 Feb.	9-11 Feb.	8-10 Feb.	13-15Feb.	12-14 Feb.
Nagaur Festival	Nagaur	28-31 Jan.	15-18 Feb.	4-7 Feb.	25-28 Feb.	13-16 Feb.	2-5 Feb.	22-25 Jan.
Desert Festival	Jaisalmer	4-6 Feb.	21-23 Feb	10-12 Feb.	31Jan- 2 Feb.	19-21 Feb.	7-9 Feb.	28-30 Feb.
Baneshwar Fair	Baneshwar	1-5 Feb.	19-23 Feb.	8-12 Feb.	29 Jan-2Feb.	17-21 Feb.	5-9 Feb.	26-30 Jan.
Elephant Festival	Jaipur	6 March	25 March	14 March	3 March	21 March	10 March	28 March
Gangaur Festival	Jaipur	23-24 Mar.	11-12 April	1-2 April	21-22 Mar.	8-9 April	29-30 Mar.	18-19 Mar.
Mewar Festival	Udaipur	23-24 Mar.	11-12 April	1-2 April	21-22 Mar.	8-9 April	29-30 Mar.	18-19 Mar.
Summer Festival	Mt. Abu	2-4 May	21-23 May	11-13 May	30 April-2 May	18-20 May	7-9 May	26-28 May
Teej Festival	Jaipur	19-20 Aug.	8-9 Aug.	28-29 July	15-16 Aug.	4-5 Aug.	24-25July	12-13 Aug.
Marwar Festival	Jodhpur	26-27 Oct.	16-17 Oct.	6-7 Oct.	25-26 Oct.	13-14 Oct..	3-4 Oct.	21-22 Oct.
Dussehra Festival	Kota	20-22 Oct.	10-12Oct.	30Sept-2 Oct.	19-21 Oct.	7-9 Oct.	26-28 Sept.	15-17 Oct.
Pushkar Fair	Pushkar, Ajmer	18-26 Nov.	8-15 Nov.	29 Oct.-5 Nov.	17-24 Nov.	5-13 Nov.	25Oct.-2 Nov.	13-21 Nov.
Chandraphaga Fair	Jhalawar	25-27 Nov.	14-16 Nov.	4-6 Nov.	23-25Nov.	9-18 Nov.	1-3 Nov.	20-22 Nov.