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Festivals
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Bikaner festival Brij Festival Marwar Festival
Urs Summer Festival Winter Festival
Sheetala Ashtami Alwar Festival    
           
 
Fairs
Pushkar Fair Sheetla Mata Fair Karni Mata Fair
Kapil Muni fair Banganga Fair Jambheswar fair
Sitabari fair Galiyakot Urs Veerpuri fair
Jeen Mata and Annakoot fair Ramdeora fair Mallinath fair
Hero-Worship Fairs Kaila Devi Fair Adivasi fairs
Urs of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Rani Sati fair Gogaji fair


LOCAL FESTIVALS

Nag Panchami
Nag Panchami is celebrated in honour of the Serpent King, Cobra (Naga). This fair is held on Bhadtapada Budi Panchami (August-September) of every year. People of all communities participate and gather in this fair. The snake charmers from the whole area gather and their cobras are worshiped especially by women. Huge effigies of the mythical serpent are displayed during the fair. The panorama during this festival is very colorful and eye-catching.

Marwar Festival
This festival falls in the 2nd week of October. It is a festival devoted mainly to the music and dance of the Marwar region. This is a festival that allows the visitor to understand and enjoy the folk traditions of this part of the state.

Nav Sati
This fair is held on March-April at Ban Ganga in Bifara Tehsil of Jodhpur and attracts thousands of people. It is organized in the memory of nine women, who had committed sati (an ancient custom of sacrificing ones life at the funeral pyre of the husband) at this place. A dip in Banganga River is a must, before participating in the fair. The villagers later gather in groups arid enjoy themselves in singing and dancing to the beat of the drums.

Veerpuri Fair
This fair is held on the last Monday of Shravan (July-August) at the beautiful garden at Mandore. The Festival is celebrated in the memory of the heroes of Rajasthan, whose images are installed in a gallery known as hall of heroes. People from all communities gather here in their traditional colorful attire. They offer cash, coconuts or sweets to the images of Ganesh, Bhairav, Chamunda etc. here.

Gangaur
This festival, dedicated to the goddess Parvati, is held for a period of fifteen days following Holi and is mainly celebrated by women. Married women invoke her blessings for material happiness; while unmarried girls pray to her, to be granted ideal husbands. Colorful wooden images of goddess are worshipped in each home. The procession of the Wooden image of Gauri (Parvati) is taken through the streets of Jodhpur. At night ladies apply Mehandi (Heena) to their palms and soles as an indication of their Sohaag (happy married life).

Holi
This is the most popular of the seasonal festivals and falls normally in the month of March. This festival comprises of two days; first day at night 'Holika', the witch is burnt in a big bonfire signifying the end of winter and beginning of new year. The second day people splash colors or colored powder on their friends and relatives. 

Diwali
Diwali falls in the month of October/November every year and is celebrated to commemorate the day of return of lord Rama back home, after 14 years of exile. The whole city is illuminated with millions of oil lamps and children play fireworks and crackers. In the evening the goddess Laxmi (goddess of wealth) is worshiped.


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