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Puskar Festival
Excitement,
gaiety and a keen sense of competition fill the air as the long journey to
Pushkar begins. The only temple dedicated to Lord Brahma (the creator) is
located at Pushkar. The Pushkar lake is surrounded by 52 flights of steps
called ghats.
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Desert Festival
The Desert
Festival is a three days long extravaganza of colour, music and festivity,
held at the golden city of Jaisalmer. Gair and fire dancers swaying to
traditional tunes, a turban-tying competition and a Mr. Desert contest are
part of the fun and frolic.
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Boat Race
This festival is
held across the Mumbai harbour, on the Elephant Island, near the world
renowned Elephanta Caves. This feast of music and dance, celebrated under
the stars, transforms the entire island into a large auditorium.
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Elephant Festival
The Elephant Festival is an inimitable event held annually in Jaipur.
Groomed flawlessly, rows of elephants do a catwalk before an enthralled
audience liked best fashion models to make this festival an amazing one. The
elephants move with poise in pageant, run races, play the regal game of
polo, and finally participate in the spring festival of Holi. It is festival
time with elephants typically celebrated one day before the Holi, Indian
festival of colours.
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Goa Carnival
Among the various colourful feasts and festivals feasts and festivals
that Goa celebrates -with great eclat, Carnaval and Shigmo are the most
rumbustious, awaited by the population with intense enthusiasm. Unlike
'Shigmo' which is also celebrated in some oilier parts of India, although
under different appellations, 'Carnaval Goa's own, unique, and the Union
Territorys contribution to India's other expressions at untrammelled
revelry.
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Holi
Is the most boisterous of
all Hindu festivals, observed all over the North. It heralds the end of
winter and the beginning of the Spring. The night before the full moon,
crowds of people gather together and light huge bonfires to burn the
residual dried leaves and twigs of the winter.
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Onam
Onam is Kerala's most
popular festival, celebrated with great enthusiasm. It is primarily a
harvest festival celebrated to welcome the spirit of the pious King Mahabali
from eternal exile and to assure him that his people are happy and wish him
well.
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Pongal
In the South Sankranti
becomes Pongal. It is a celebration of the harvest which is observed for
three days in Tamil Nadu as well as in Andhra Pradesh. The first day is the
Bhogi Pongal which is celebrated as a family festival.
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Durga Puja
Is performed
during the nine days of Navratri. Community pujas in Bengal are organised in
every locality. Families visit each other to share feasts. On Bijoya day,
the idols are taken in elaborate processions for immersion in the river on
the sea.
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Deepawali The festival of
lights is one of the most beautiful of Indian festivals. It comes 21 days
after Dussehra and celebrates the return of Lord Rama to Ayodhya after his
14 year exile. Homes are decorted, sweets are distributed by everyone and
thousands of lamps lit in houses all over the country making it a night of
enchantment.
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