Five Amazing Cultural Festivals of Jaipur - Castle Kanota

1. Five Amazing Cultural Festivals of Jaipur Popularly known as the Pink City, one of the many reasons why it draws in thousands and millions of tourists every year is because of its lively and vibrant heritage culture of Jaipur. This beautiful city has endless offerings like appetizing food, glorious palaces and magnificent forts. Jaipur is also popular for celebrating its rich heritage, culture as well as love for the arts via its vibrant fairs and festivals. Rajasthan brings to you various forms of folk entertainment, attire and customs that differ from one region to another, thereby holding true to the ultimate unity in diversity. Festivals are an excellent way to cherish the bonds between people coming from different religions, regions, creeds and castes in Jaipur. The most famous festivals that are celebrated with the festive merriment in the city are Diwali, Teej, Gangaur, Elephant Festival, Kite Festival, Camel Festival, to name a few. These colorful festivals are a fusion where people from all across the world come together to celebrate with enthusiasm and excitement despite being from any religion, caste or creed. Now is the perfect time for the tourists to experience the spirit of amusing ceremonies, breathtaking performances by locals as well as rituals. If you are planning to visit the Pink City during these festivals, we say do not miss out on being a part of all the activities that will make your trip a memorable one. In this article, we, at Castle Kanota, have brought to you the famous festivals of Jaipur that you must witness at least once in your life. The Infamous Cultural Festivals Of Jaipur 1. Teej Festival Teej is among the most important and the most glorious festivals of Jaipur. Teej festival holds great religious significance amongst the women of Jaipur. This festival brings together all the women of the city who dress up in fascinating, gorgeous traditional outfits and jewelry. All the beautifully dressed ladies gather in temples to worship Goddess Parvati. Married women pray for a long and healthy life for their better halves whereas single ladies pray for a desirable groom. Numerous folk dances, traditional folk songs and other cultural fun-filled activities are performed on this day.

2. 2. Gangaur Festival Gangaur festival takes place during the month of March-April and is among the most vibrant and colorful festivals celebrated with excitement and devotion in Jaipur as well as other parts of Rajasthan. You must absolutely witness this event. The people celebrate this festival to welcome the spring season along with the harvesting time for the farmers. Gangaur is marked by the worshipping of Lord Shiva and Goddess Gauri by sculpting clay deities of the God and Goddess. Married women pray for their husband's long and healthy life as well.

3. 3. Kite Festival The kite festival is celebrated in Jaipur on January 14 every year. At this festival, the sky is filled with countless kites and after sunset, fireworks and lamps light up the entire skyline. There are a lot of kite flying competitions taking place on this day. Jaipur is a must-visit city, particularly at the kite festival. A lot of people from all across the world participate in this festival. 4. Jaipur Literature Festival Aside from the religious festivals, the Pink City is also famous for hosting the Jaipur Literature Festival. JLF started off in 2006 and has now become the largest literary festival taking place in the Asia Pacific. It is a five-day festival which is attended by lacs of people from all across the country as well as by foreigners. Jaipur Literature Festival gets the entire city busy as every person of every house in Jaipur and outside is talking about just that. Famous national, as well as foreign authors and speakers, revel in discussion sessions and readings. Apart from the literature, you will come across an extensive range of stalls displaying handicrafts and food. Jaipur Literature Festival is literally an event that you would want to visit every year once you have been part of it.

4. 5. Elephant Festival Elephant festival is one of the most famous festivals of Jaipur. It is celebrated every year in the month of February and March on the full moon day of ‘Phalgun Purnima’ This unique festival is hosted by Rajasthan Tourism to represent the grand royalty of the Pink City on the festival of Holi. You will witness majestic ornated elephants being taken out in processions in all their grandeur, decked up in vibrant hues, decorated saddle cloth, anklets and showered by colored powder. The main features of this glorious festival are the tug of war competition, elephant polo and the elephant race. Sounds extremely exciting, doesn’t it?

5. Let’s Wrap! Apart from all these colorful, vibrant festivals, the two biggest festivals of the Hindu religion- Diwali and Holi also draw in millions of tourists. So, if you are planning to kindle the love and fun to celebrate Diwali and Holi in the Pink City, then we, at Castle Kanota, offer you to experience the love of traditional and cultural celebrations. These festivals are best celebrated at the traditional hotels in Jaipur as they not only offer you fun activities to engage in but also the royal ambience. At Castle Kanota, you will experience the love of colors and vibrancy of fireworks amidst nature with the royal affair of traditions. Castle Kanota is among the best traditional hotels in Jaipur that are distinctly decorated. Since it is quite an old castle, you get a lot of open space to enjoy with your friends and family. The properties of Kanota Hotels truly signify the word ‘heritage’. If you are looking for grand palaces to visit in Jaipur, then Hotel Narain Niwas Palace should definitely be on your list. We, at Kanota Hotels, offer the most extravagant and royal heritage hotels in Jaipur at pretty pocket-friendly prices.