Once a year in winter and in the
middle of the continually rising and falling stark yellow sands of the great
Thar Desert, the empty sands around Jaisalmer come alive with the brilliant
colour, music and laughter of the Luxury Rajasthan Tours Desert
Festival. The festival is organized by the Department of Tourism around
January-February.
The very rich and colourful
Rajasthani folk culture is on show here for three days. Rajasthani men and tall
beautiful women dressed in their bright costumes dance and sing lingering
ballads of valour, romance and tragedy. Traditional musicians attempt to outdo
each other in their musical superiority.
The high points of the festival
are - puppeteers, acrobats, camel tattoo show, camel races, camel polo,
traditional procession, camel mounted band, folk dances, etc. Proud mustached villagers, dressed in their
ethnic best come astride their picturesquely caparisoned camels to join in the
camel dances and competitions of camel acrobatics. Tug of war and Panihari
Matka race are the events where visitors to the fair can participate and enjoy
the thrill and taste of traditions.
The turban tying competitions are
big draws and laughter. The Mr. Desert competitions, which are focused around
the length and style of moustaches and rustic physique wrapped in traditional
costumes, many visitors.
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