MEWAR FESTIVAL

MEWAR FESTIVAL

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RAJASTHAN

The Mewar Festival is celebrated to welcome the advent of spring. It coincides with the festival of Gangaur, and has a unique charm about it. The festival of Gangaur is very significant for women of Rajasthan. It is a time for them to dress up in their best clothes and participate in the festival.

They 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. The festival ends with an amazing show of fireworks.

The main highlight of the festival is the procession of colorfully attired women carrying images of the Goddess Gauri (Parvathi) to the gangaur ghat of Lake Pichola.

By Air

 Nearest Airport, the Dabok Airport, 21 kms from the city centre.

 By Rail

 Railway has trains from all over the country to Udaipur. The Palace On Wheels covers this magnificent city during its eight day package tour.

By Road

 There are bus services from tourist places in Rajasthan , Gujarat and Delhi.

UGADI

UGADI

Ugadi is celebrated as the first day of the year by people of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. On this day new Samvatsara, which is cycle of sixty years, starts. All sixty Samvatsara are identified by unique name.

Ugadi / Yugadi / Samvasaradi / Gudipadwa is the New Year’s Day for the people of the Deccan region of India. Ugadi marks the first day of the new year. Chaitra is the first month in Panchanga which is the Indian calendar. Ugadi is celebrated in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Punjab, West Bengal and Assam with different names.

Ugadi is not only celebrated in south India, but it is celebrated in central Indian region like Maharashtra where is it known as Gudi Padwa. The day of Gudi Padwa begins with an oil-bath and eating Neem leaves ritual followed by prayers.

The Famous part of the Ugadi festival is the special dish “Ugadipachadi”. It is made of six different tastes, each resembling the shade of life. Ugadipachadi is prepared with different tasting ingredients like – neem buds, green chilli, salt, jiggery, tamarind juice, banana, and mango. The Ugadi special dish has a great meaning in it and people celebrate the new year by having Ugadipachadi and by sharing it with everyone every year

May this Ugadi bring you new spirit
new beginning
and new prosperity
Wishing you Happy Ugadi