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[Photos] Gangaur Festival 2014

The traditional Gangaur procession started Wednesday at 04.30 pm from Ghantaghar meandering its way through Jagdish Chowk, Bhattiyani chohhta, concluding at the spectacular Gangaur Ghat where the women of different local communities kept the idols of Gauri for further customs.

Over the years, numbers of festivals and fairs have changed in nature; however, the Gangaur procession has retained its traditional charm. Since the days of Maharanas, there is a tradition of offering the royal Gangaur from the shore of the lake using the Royal Gangaur Boat. Tourists and the local crowd witnessed a beautiful traditional programme including dances like Chari, Bhawai, Terah taali, Ghoomar, Phool Holi and Mayur Nratya .

The procession also included the exhibition of Gangaur idols on the royal boat followed by fireworks at Hanuman ghat. Many others celebrated Gangaur at the Goverdhan Sagar . The celebrations were organized by the Rajashtan state department of tourism.

Photos by : Aman Bhandari

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Photos By: Siddharth Nagar

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Photos By: Devashish Dhaybhai

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[Photos] Gangaur Festival 2013 (Mewar Festival)

Colors of tradition spread out everywhere, Sparkling water of Pichola, Rajasthani women and girls elegantly dressed up, and beautifully decorated idols of Gangaur glittering in the beautiful light. Such was the charm of Mewar Festival at Gangaur Ghat. Here are some Photos of the Celebration that took place @ Gangaur Ghat, Udaipur.

Photos By : Piyush Javeria

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[Pictures] Mewar Festival – a lively Celebration

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Colors of tradition spread out everywhere, Sparkling water of Pichola, Rajasthani women and girls elegantly dressed up, and beautifully decorated idols of Gangaur glittering in the beautiful light. Such was the charm of Mewar Festival at Gangaur Ghat. It felt as if everything around is tinted in rainbow – colorful and vibrant. As the folk tales say, these 16 days of Gangaur were the days when Parvati Ji stayed at her father’s home. These were the days of celebration, days to worship Gauri for a perfect husband and his well being. Today, Gauri Ji was given farewell amidst a big festival – the Mewar Festival.

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The celebration started with a procession, in which women carried the idols of Isar and Gangaur all the way from Clock Tower to the Gangaur Ghat. Then the Royal boat of Palace was taken out from Bansi Ghat to Gangaur Ghat which was the centre of attraction of the evening. Colorful boat in the glowing water of Pichola was truly worth watching. Then the artists showed various shades of culture in the cultural programme that followed.The Show started by the performance of renowned Maand Singer of Udaipur – “Maangi bai”; Tune of ‘Padharo Mahare Desh’ filled the air and traditional dance forms like ‘Ghoomar’ and ‘Kalbeliya’ took hold of the breath. On the whole, the whole festival served as an eye candy with its striking colors and glorious culture.

 

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The best decorated award were won by the Rajmali Samaj who won the first prize and an amount of Rs. 11000. The second was the Kahar Bhoi Samaj while Maru Kumawat Samaj bagged the third spot.

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I was so untouched from one of the best festivals of Rajasthan and that too purely dedicated to womenfolk. For those who are still untouched with its allure, UdaipurBlog have the best of pictures of this celebration. And for those who captured the view in their eyes, these photos will recall those amazing moments.

Photos By Mujtaba Rg & Yash Sharma 

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Schedule of Mewar Festival 2012

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Program of Mewar Festival 25th to 27 March 2012

 

Mewar Festival in Udaipur is to be organised this year from 25th to 27th March, 2012. Here is the Schedule of the Mewar Festival which includes the timing Gangaur Procession which will be carried out everyday.

25th March to 27th March :-

Gangaur procession by different Communities from Clock Tower to Gangaur Ghat (Time: 4pm to 6pm)

25th March, 2012 :-

Royal Gangaur Boat Procession from Bansi Ghat to Gangaur Ghat in Pichhola Lake (Time: 6pm to 7pm)

Cultural Evening at Gangaur Ghat (Time: 7pm to 8.30pm)

26th March, 2012 :-Cultural Evening at Bhartiya Lok kala Mandal.

Performances by Rajasthani Folk Artists. And Best Rajasthani Dressed Foreign Couple Competition. (Time: 7pm to 9pm)

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Awaited Mewar Festival – an euphoric celebration of Gangaur

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Continuing with the mood of festivity and the spirit of celebration, here is the ongoing colorful festival of Gangaur, which commences from the day following Holi and continues for 18 days. Gangaur is one of the local festivals of Rajasthan which is celebrated by the womenfolk with great sparkle and fervor. Started by the rulers of state of Rajputana, this celebration is still continued with the same devotion and glory.

During these 18 days, married women worship Gauri, who epitomizes marital bliss or saubhagya, for the well-being and prosperity of her husband. Unmarried girls also observe fast for being blessed with good husband as Gauri got Shiv as her perfect consort. Girls and women make idols of Isar and Gauri out of clay and decorate them beautifully as if they instill life in those figures. They, themselves, dress up in bright and colorful dresses, prettily and elegantly. They rejoice and make merry, sing and dance throughout these 18 days.

The last day of the festival is a real magnificence and charm when Gauri is bided farewell in a grand procession. Married women place the idols of Isar and Gauri on their heads and take them to a well, pond or a lake while singing traditional songs.

Udaipur celebrates the last three days of Gangaur as “Mewar Festival”. Extending from 25th to 27th March this year, the festival offers a warm welcome to the spring. Women, dressed up in their best attire, take out a procession carrying the idols of Isar and Gangaur through various parts of the city. The procession ends at Gangaur Ghat of Lake Pichola by placing the idols in special boats amidst the air of singing and joy. After that starts the cultural programme which catches every eye with its beautiful performances. These three days of vibrant feast ends with a spectacular display of fireworks.

Lake Pichola During Gangaur

Pictures by : Rohit Gautam

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Gangaur Festival 2011

Gangaur – A Festival dedicated to the marriage Lord Shiva(Gan) and Goddess Parvati(Gaur). Gangaur festival begins on the first day in Chaitra month continues till the fourth day in Shukla Paksha. It is an 18 day Celebration which starts from 21st March, The day after Holi. Gangaur 2011 is to be celebrated today on 6th April.

In Udaipur the devotees will carry the idols of the Goddess Gauri in a procession through different parts of the City uptil the Beautiful Gangaur Ghat at Lake Pichola.

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Mewar Festival (6th-8th April 2011) coincides with the festival of Gangaur in Udaipur.

Today there will be a Gangaur procession from Clock Tower to Ghangaur Ghat Accompanied with the Royal Boat procession from Bansi Ghat to Ghangaur Ghat. It is a mesmerizing Event that everyone in Udaipur must Visit to see. On 7th April there will be Cultural Evening at The Bhartiya Lok Kala Mandal.

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