Events calendar Rajasthan

The Nagaur cattle fair is one of the most important in India. It gathers cows, horses, goats, sheep and dromedaries. In total, more than a hundred thousand heads of cattle are gathered. Without counting the owners. The city lives under a cloud of dust for 3 days, where there are firm discussions about prices. Much less touristic than the Pushkar camel fair, the one in Nagaur is not less colorful.

Gangaur is a unique festival, which Rajasthan has the secret. It has its origin in the religious calendar. Gangaur is the local name given to Parvati, the wife of Shiva. For 16 days, women celebrate marital happiness. Single women pray to the goddess to grant them a good husband, while married women thank her for their marital bliss. Women dress in red (the color of marriage), wear their best jewelry and smear their feet and hands with henna. They parade with an effigy of Parvati.