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The Holi Festival takes place a few days before Holi, the festival of colours. Held in honour of Lord Krishna, this festival is marked by verve and zest. Villagers, in gay, multihued attire, can be seen singing and performing the Raslila dance-the immortal love-story of Radha and Krishna. All of Bharatpur comes alive to the sound of folk melodies on this festival held on the eve of Holi. Men and women, young and old, rich and poor-all are touched by the spirit of this festival. Boisterous revellers spare no one during this festival and delight in splashing colour on everyone around. A grand celebration of the advent of spring, the Holi Festival succeeds in breaking across all barriers of class and wealth. In fact, you can see everyone enjoying and celebrating life without any inhibition. The whole of Bharatpur resounds with music and celebration during Brij and at many places you will be able to enjoy Raslila Dances depicting the immortal love story of Lord Krishna and Radha. Since color plays a very important role in holi, the people of Bharatpur just leap at the opportunity of having a pre holi celebration. They go around smearing others with colors and music and dancing becomes the order of the day. If you want to witness this unique celebration of life, be sure to visit Bharatpur during the Holi Festival and have the time of your life. Next year (2006), the Brij Festival is being held from 10-12 March. Fairs & Festivals in RajasthanThe desert that stretches for miles around is a bleached blond, its sands and scrub and arid landscape devoid of colours and its sun a merciless ogre. But it is the indomitable spirit of the Rajasthani people that fills in the colours and gives this desert land the distinction of being the most colourful desert in the world. Festivals and celebrations, music and dance punctuate its barrenness, turning this land into a fertile basin of creativity. The people here live their lives with such verve and passion as if to celebrate their domination of the harsh desert terrain. Festivals here are a source of lavish enjoyment and pageantry a part of daily rituals. These festivals and celebrations range from the religious to the popular and some are also linked with commerce such as the camel and cattle fairs. Rustic, unsophisticated, intricate, traditional and immensely creative art forms are practiced and performed at the festivals, truly showcasing the wealth of Rajasthan's culture and making the visitor not just a mute spectator but an equal participant. Elephant Festival - Jaipur Clubbed together with the festival of Holi in Jaipur, the Elephant festival celebrates the might of this glorious animal and along with its other attractions it also includes the exciting game of Elephant polo. Pushkar Fair - Pushkar Easily the most popular of all of Rajasthan's fairs and festivals, the one at Pushkar combines the dual occasions of Karthik Purnima and the ginormous camel fair. Folk songs and music, performers, snake charmers, monkey trainers, fortune tellers, camels, horses and so much more is on display here at the festival. Gangaur Festival - Jaipur Celebrated all over Rajasthan this traditional festival involves women taking out processions of deities amidst a lot of singing, dancing and devotion. Desert Festival - Jaisalmer In Jaisalmer, in the heart of the desert country and amidst golden dunes, every winter a melee gathers to celebrate this riotous occasion. Mewar Festival - Udaipur Celebrated with maximum fervour in the beautiful lake city of Udaipur it sees the entire town light up. The whole town also participates to mark the culmination of this 18-day-long festival with a procession of floats on Lake Pichola. Camel Festival - Bikaner Held in Bikaner every January, this celebration is completely dedicated to the Camel. Punctuated with folk performances the real stars of the show are the camels indeed as they dance and race and regale the guests with their talents.
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