Fast Facts
Venue:Udaipur, Rajasthan
Significance: Religious Festival
Duration of Festival:1 days
Month of Celebration: March
Next Date of Event: 16 to 6 April 2011
Reaching There: Udaipur is connected to many major cities of India by air, rail and road.
Coinciding with Gangaur Festival, the exciting Mewar festival heralds the season of spring. The festival has a special charm intact to it. As the festival concurs with Gangaur festival, the ceremonies and rituals are apparently identical. It is the time for women when they flaunt their gaudy costumes and chic jewelery. The festival has both religious and cultural importance. Women folks clad in vibrant costumes gather and adorn the images of Gauri and Isar beautifully with elegant dresses and ornaments.
Later these images are taken by many routes of Udaipur and head for Gangaur ghat at Lake Pichola. From here, the images are taken into special boats and the boisterous women sing songs of folk flavor.
Attractions of Mewar Festival
The festival is a visual treat for the participants and the spectators. During Gangaur, the city is already interesting site and an icing on the cake is the Mewar Festival. The site of women carrying images of Gauri on their heads towards Lake Pichola is superb. The procession culmination in the special boats is the best part of the festival. The attractions of the festival abound in :
Rajasthani folk music
Dance performances
Processions with pomp and show
Songs of devotion
Exciting firework displays
Even the tourists to the place accede to the festivities. Your next trip to Udaipur will be more fun filled if you will experience the panorama of the festival yourself.
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