RAJASTHAN
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To the east of the
Aravallis, Rajasthan is Cotton Country where peacocks dance
in celebration of
rain. Kipling must have been thinking of Rajasthan when he
labelled India the
'land of camels and snakecharmers'. Even today,
Rajasthan retains
its medieval charm with the sounds of desert music
wafting from the
distant sands and mounds of red chillies drying in courtyards ready to
be pounded.
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Rajasthan is bound
on the west and northwest by Pakistan, on the north
and northeast by
Punjab , Haryana , and Uttar Pradesh , on the east and
southeast by Uttar
Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh , and on the southwest
by Gujarat . Each
of its cities is a great tourist attraction with pride of place
going to Jaipur,
Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Udaipur and Ajmer.
Hawa Mahal, Amber
Fort, Umaid Bhawan, Jantar Mantar, Pushkar,
Ranthanbhore National
Park are musts on every tourist's itinerary.
CAPITAL OF RAJASTHAN
:
Jaipur, the capital,
is pretty in pink. Vegetable marts, jewellery shops,
camel-riding locals
make it a busy and crowded metropolis. It sits on a
dry lake bed in
a somewhat arid landscape surrounded by barren hills
surmounted by forts
and crenellated walls. The language spoken is mostly Rajasthani and Hindi
History of Rajasthan
: Archaeological and historical evidence shows a
continuous human
habitation of the area dating back 100,000 years.
Between the 7th
and the 11th century AD, several dynasties arose,
with Rajput strength
reaching its peak at the beginning of the 16th century.
Emperor Akbar brought
the Rajput states into the Mughal Empire; by early
19th century, they
allied with the Marathas. Later, the British established
supremacy in the
region. Rajasthan soon emerged as a centre of Indian nationalism.
When the new constitution
went into effect in 1950, Rajput princes surrendered their powers to the
Indian Union.
The Rajasthani People:
There is majesty in every man of Rajasthan;
they are afterall
the sons of kings. Rajasthan is a harsh, scorched land
of savage summer
heat but also full of the brightest colours.
Countering the barren
landscape with vibrant hues in their everyday wear
and charming murals
painted on their drab sepia-coloured mud homes,
for the people,
life is one big carnival, even in the face of sure death.
Here are many tales
of desperate courage written of men donning
saffron robes and
riding out to confront the enemy and womenfolk preferring
death to dishonour.
Even in everyday life today, the Rajput's sense of honour, family and tradition
come foremost.
Culture in Rajasthan
: Rajasthan has made its contribution to Indian art;
there is a rich
literary tradition, especially of bardic poetry.
Chand Bardai's poem
on Prithvi Raj Raso or 'Chand Raisa', the earliest manuscript
of which dates to
the 12th century, is particularly notable.
A popular source
of entertainment is the 'khyal', a dance drama composed in verse
with festive, historical,
or romantic themes. The typical folk dance of
Rajasthan is the
'ghoomar', which is performed on festive occasions only by women.
The 'geer' dance
(performed by men and women), the 'panihari'
(a graceful dance
for women), and the 'kacchi ghori'
(in which male dancers
ride dummy horses) are also popular.
Handicrafts of Rajasthan
: Rajasthan, especially Jaipur, is one of the finest
centres in the entire
region for beautiful prints - specially on cotton fabrics and
has perhaps India's
largest centre of semi-precious / precious gems and stones.
Tie-and-die fabrics
and sarees; Sanganer prints; brocades; marble statuettes,
ivory carving; stone-set
and semi precious jewellery; enamel work…
there is no end
to what Jaipur offers to shoppers.
CLIMATE OF RAJASTHAN
:
There is a wide
range of climate, varying from extremely arid to humid.
Except in the hills,
the heat in summer is great everywhere, with a mean
daytime maximum
temperature hovering at about 43º C in many locations.
Winter temperatures
vary from 20º-24º C. Hot winds and dust storms occur,
especially in the
desert tract, where rainfall averages 4 inches annually. In the
southwest, rainfall
is higher, in part owing to the summer monsoon winds off the Arabian Sea
and Bay of Bengal.
The best time to
visit is around Mid-October to Mid-March. During the monsoons, Rajasthan
is a delight.
POPULATION IN RAJASTHAN
: 50 million.
Festivals of Rajasthan
: Desert Festival in Jaisalmer and Nagaur Fair in
February; Pushkar
Fair in November; Elephant Festival in Jaipur in March a
re popular events.
The 18-day Gangaur festival is the most popular festival
for girls, especially
married women. Urs in May in Ajmer; Teej or the Swing
Festival in August;
Marwar Music Festival in October and Shilpgram
Crafts Fair in December
are among other major festivals of Rajasthan
Amber Fort,
Beneswar Fair, City Palace, Dargah, Eklingji
Fateh Sagar
, Gadsisar lake, Hawa Mahal, Jain Temples
Jantar Mantar,
Kalibanga, Lake Palace, Nagaur Fair
Palace of
Padmini, Pushkar Fair, Ranthambore
Sam sand
dunes, Shri Mahavirji Fair
Shilp Gram,
Sisodia Rani Ka Bagh, Umaid Bhawan, Vijay Stambh
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