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Jaisalmer Desert Festival
Rajasthan is the only state in India that can boast of having a sand desert. Thar Desert is also known as the Great Indian Desert and is the desert that acts a natural border between India and Pakistan. The majority of the desert lies in Rajasthan. With the desert comes a multitude of activities like camping, sand bashing, sand surfing, camel rides, hot air ballooning and much more. The city of Jaisalmer hosts one of the most beautiful and colourful festivals in Rajasthan for three days starting from 17th February. Thousands of people visit the celebrations where people dressed in colourful attires dance to the tunes of ballads and folk songs telling stories of love, valour, tragedy and much more.
The sight of the festival becomes even more stunning with the Jaisalmer Fort at the backdrop. You can see multiple artists like snake charmers, folk singers and dancers, puppeteers, and acrobats to name a few among the long list of performers. People riding their camels all around the place add on to the charm of the festival. All the performers display the historic and unique Rajasthan Culture in all its might through different performances on all three days.
The beauty of festival lies in the fact that you get to witness some of the truest art forms that have been there for centuries in the exact area where they got their birth against the same backdrop. You can experience the beautiful sounds of local music all around the city. You see the intertwining streets bustling with people, singing, dancing and having the time of their life. Such an experience takes you to another world that existed hundreds of years ago.
You get the opportunity to have a chat with people and understand their deep-rooted beliefs and culture. You can witness some of the amazing craftsmanship, while creating some stunning handicrafts and other things. You can buy some of the most distinctive things in the world, like embroidered colourful long skirts, shawls, accessories, turbans, rugs, carved stones or wood, leather bags, terracotta, ethnic silver jewellery and much more.
The nights are for the dance and songs, and city turns into a place with lots of joy and happiness. The loud music and the vibrations of the drums can be heard from miles. The festival closes with a sound and light show, amidst the sparkling sand dunes underneath the full moon, leaving the crowd spellbound. Thousands of people to visit the spectacle of this Desert Festival that happens every year.
Suggested Tours to be a part of Jaisalmer Desert Festival
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