Rajasthan is a
land where the vagaries of nature have se ttled to co-exit with the
good cheer of its people. The architectural grandeur of royalty
and the tales of valour and chivalry are the essence of its very
spirit .The mountainous Aravalis and Vindhyas on the one hand and
the dearest landscape on the other form a contrast which blends perfectly
with the history of Rajasthan. Rajasthan is a land of living
colour.
Rajasthan is a destination that enchants the visitors
with every little discovery that is made, because the more one discovers,
the more is the urge to stay on or come back. For Rajasthan Thar
is peopled by a proud race where the dull landscape bursts into brilliant
Kodachrome hues: Multi- coloured clothes, jewellery that begins from
the toes and anklets and mounts upwards from waist to hands to face
and forehead. The men sport turbans and luxuriant moustaches that
they carry with aplomb, and rings for their ears. The important cities
include the capital Jaipur, Jaisalmer & Jodhpur. In
this land of colours and pageantry, come for your next incentive. The
women are attired in swaying skirts and lights as breeze mantles
and armfuls of bangles, and for the people of different communities,
and from different parts of the desert region, wear their clothes,
jewellery and turbans differently.
For generation, over centuries, fairs were events
of social interaction, a place to meet, to nurse and rebuild old
ties, to forge new relations, to buy and to sell and because they
were a generous people, they came in their festive best to celebrate
the bounties of god and nature. A drive anywhere in Rajasthan will
be punctuated by a fort on a distant ridge or a pavillion next to
a seasonal pool.
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