Unique Rajasthan Travel Guide
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Desert Festivals

The Rajasthan tourism organizes the Jaisalmer Desert fair/festival Jaisalmer exercise immense charm, but with the staging of the annual Desert Festival (January - February), it has also become one of the more important events on the annual calendar. Essentially, it is a showcase of the performing arts of the region on the stretching sands around this desert citadel. A number of amusing turban tying competitions ,folk dances,folk songs, very popular“the moustache competition’and camel races. Everything is exotic in the Desert festival, amidst the golden sands of the Thar Desert.

The perfect time to visit the golden city is during the Desert Festival, held in Jan/Feb. every year, when the city reverberates to the sound of melodious tunes and rhythms. Folk dances, exciting competitions and contests, especially the turban-tying contest. Mr. Desert contest and camel races enliven the festivities. Colorful craft bazaars are set up for the occasion and a sound and light spectacle is organized wit folk artists performing against the splendid backdrop of the famous Sam sand dunes on the full moon night. You cannot afford to miss such an exotic event.