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Mewar Festival Joyous Welcome to the New Spring

The Mewar festival is the most famous festival in Udaipur a city of Rajasthan. It is celebrated every year as a joyous welcome to the new spring season. The festival is a delight for the senses, with energetic traditional Rajasthani Dances, songs and parades as well as religious music and showcase of fireworks.

Celebrated on the arrival of a fresh spring season, the Mewar Festival Udaipur is celebrated concurrently with the Gangaur Festival, which is a wonderful festival in its own right. For this auspicious occasion the women of Rajasthan make it a point to wear new clothes and participate enthusiastically in the festivities.

The auspicious occasion carries statues of the deities Gangaur and Isar through the street of the city, initially arriving at Lake Pichhola’s Gangaur Ghat. There, accompanied by revelry and singing, the figures are taken on boats particularly prepared for the occasion.
After the conclusion of the festival, the cultural activities commence, displaying the vibrant cultures of the people of Rajasthan. Different heritage of the people in the area is depicted through several fascinating performances; like other festive in Rajasthan, there is an important on interesting activity, keeping the participants appointed and entertained throughout this wonderful occasion.

Udaipur has been the attractive spot of the kingdom of Mewar, ruled by the rulers of the area of Sisodia for many centuries. According to the local people, the ruler Udai Singh saw a hermit in the forest while engaged in hunting; the self denying blessed the king and advised him to build a palace on the spot. Since the area was a lush green valley with abundant streams. The newly established town soon became a thriving region.

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