History
of Rajasthan
The history of Rajasthan dates back to 5000 years and boasts a heritage as rich
as its landscape. There is something for everyone in this land - those looking
for an action packed holiday will find endless opportunities, right from jungle
and desert safaris, adventure tours or just a laid-back cushy royal experience
in one of the several palace hotels or heritage hotels found in each and every
part of Rajasthan.
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Architectural
Heritage
Rajasthan is where all the country’s similes and metaphors appear to have
come together to create a visual extravaganza. Majestic palaces and rugged forts,
spectacular deserts, wooded hills and tranquil lakes, bustling towns and quiet
villages, amazing flora and fauna and of course, the colorful and vibrant people
of Rajasthan form an intricate tapestry of mysticism, grandeur and rusticity.
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Music
& Dance
Dance is often part of the musical tradition and the Theories or Nayaks who
are Pabu Bhopas, have a female accompanist; together they recite the phad (
a painted ballad). The phad itself is an elaborately painted work of art and
deeply venerated. The Chipas or Joshis are famous phad painters.
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Fairs Festivals
Some of the more important fairs and festivals are the
Desert Festival of
Jaisalmer (held in January- February),
Pushkar Fair, held in Pushkar,
near Ajmer (November),
Gangaur Festival, Jaipur (Murch- April ),
Elephant
Festival, Jaipur (March- April ),
Marwar Festival, Jodpur (October),
Camel Festival, Bikaner (January), Mewar Festival, Udaipur
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Culture
of Rajasthan
Rajasthan is a vibrant state where tradition and history blend with contemporary
life styles. People are proud of their heritage and yet open to change western
values.
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Tribals of Rajasthan
The Oswals hail from Osiyan near Jodhpur are successful traders and are predominately
Jains. While the Mahajan (the trading class) is subdivided into a large number
of groups, some of these groups are Jain, while others are Hindu. In the north
and west, the Jat and Gujar are among the largest agricultural communities.
The Gujars who are Hindus dwell in eastern Rajasthan.
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Rajasthan
Shopping Guide
Rajasthan is also called the Shopper's destination, a ideal place to shop items
like handicrafts, jewelry, textile, miniature paintings etc. Besides you will
also see places like Hawa Mahal, forts & palaces, bird sanctuaries, folk
music and art etc.
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Gems & Jewellery
One of the largest centers in the world for hand-cutting of gems, it is not
unusual to find shops here full of piles of precious stones, from onyx and cat’s
eye to lapis lazuli, carnelian, garnets, amethysts and topaz, the other end
of the scale there are rubies, emeralds and diamonds. Even those who would not
like to spend much can take their pick from the cabochons so that the costs
on the precious stones are greatly reduced.
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Paintings
of Rajasthan
Paintings are nowhere more vibrant and expressing than that of Rajasthan. Tradition
of painting traces back to the dawn of civilisation. Traces of earth colour
drawings on walls and intricate motifs of geometrical and natural designs on
clay vessels and potteries have been unearthed in the proto-historic Harappan
sites of Kalibangan and Peelibanga in north-western Rajasthan.
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Map of Rajasthan
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Rajasthan
Museums
RAJASTHAN - the land of massive forts, sprawling palaces and intricately carved
temples ofcolourful tribes and brave warriors, of unrivalledform of arts and
crafts, unique dance and music traditions, is changing at rapid pace. Its vast
network of Museums in large and small towns, archaeological sites and the recently
opened museums and art galleries in the palaces of erstwhile rulers of old states
help to preserve this great heritage for posterity.
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