Cultural Mosaic of Rajasthan
Rajasthan is the land of the kings, and has a glorious history of chivalry, warriors, romance, fairs, festivals, songs and dances. The land of Rajasthan is colourful and magical with amazing architecture, heritage, culture, traditions, fabulous desert, sand dunes, lush green forests and wildlife. The glory and culture of Rajasthan is unmatched with its vibrant ethos and well preserved relics. The magnificent palaces, lakes, festivals and fairs, all hold immense interest and intrigue for all the tourists.
Rajasthan is famous for its colourful and vibrant folk music and dances. The rich traditional performing arts have been nurtured with extreme care over the ages. The music is highly unique, romantic and appealing. It has a heart rending quality and touches everybody’s heart strings. The dances are very exciting and inviting, compelling the visitors to join in. Rajasthan is famous for its puppetry. The handlooms and handicrafts of Rajasthan are world renowned with beautiful cotton, chiffon and georgette fabrics, wood work, carpentry, paintings and so on.
The culinary expertise of Rajasthan is unequalled and is most popular and famous among all the tourists worldwide. There are many specialities and savoury recipes from the princely kitchens. The tourists can look forward to the most delectable preparations of shikar meat. Rajasthani barbecue and kebabs are prepared in many different ways and they are perfected to excellence to melt in the mouth. On the other hand, there is also the vegetarian cuisine in the form of Marwari and Maheshwari cuisines.
There are exuberant religious and agrarian celebrations in Rajasthan in the form of many joyous fairs and festivals. Rajasthan has fairs and festivals marking every season change, harvest seasons and days of religious significance. All these are celebrated with great fervor and gay abandon.
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