Once a year in winters and on 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 Desert Festival.
The festival is organised by the tourist authorities as tourist entertainment
around January-February.
The very rich and colourful Rajasthani folk culture is on show here for a few days. Rajasthani men and tall beautiful women dressed in their brightly 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 - snake charmers, puppeteers, acrobats, folk performers do rapid trade. Camels, the lifeline of the desert, play a foremost role.
Proud moustached villagers, dressed in their ethnic best come astride their picturesquely caparisoned camels to join in the camel dances and competitions of camel acrobatics, camel races and décor, camel polo, tug of war and the like.
At a distance of 11 kms from Jaipur, Amber was the ancient capital of Jaipur state. Construction of the fort began in 1592 by Raja Man Singh, the Rajput commander of Akbar's army and is a superb example of Rajput architecture.
Elephant ride from the foothills of the Aravallis to the fort entrance Afternoon, city tour of Jaipur. Visit the City Palace which has museum having an extensive collection of art, carpets, enamel ware and weapons; Jantar Mantar - the observatory built my Maharaja Jai Singh in 1728 and the façade of Hawa Mahal.
Enjoy the drive on the well-developed high way road to Agra. After reaching your destination check in at the hotel. Relax and get energetic for a day trip of Agra Ciry.
It will be a real treat for your eyes, a memory you will cherish through out your life. Beside Taj Agra has lot in its treasures.Night at hotel. You will be visiting here the Dargah or tomb of the great Sufi saint Khwaja Moin- ud- Din Chisti.
The visit will be followed by visiting the Akbar's Palace of Mughal Emperor Akbar where his son Jehangir received Sir Thomas Roe for granting him permission of trade with India.
It is worth making a trip at the festival time, which is entrusted with many cultural events, camel races, folk dances, colorful bazaar and traditional singing of folk songs. Viewing sun setting from the dunes of sand is a mesmerizing experiencing.
The tourist dances, turban tying competitions and tug of war are big draws and laughter. The Mr Desert competitions, which are focused around the length of moustaches by and large, attract many hopefuls.
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