Elephant festival to rev up Holi spirits
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JAIPUR:
The popular elephant festival this year will be celebrated with
traditional gaiety at Rambagh Polo Ground on March 26 from 4 pm to 7 pm.
The event is being organized by the Rajasthan tourism, district
administration, Jaipur Municipal Corporation and Elephants Owners Development Society.
Over the years, the annual elephant festival has become a great hit with tourists as well as the local populace. It is always held one day before Dhulandi (Holi). The festival will begin with the 'elephant procession' in which decorated elephants walk in row in all their finery before an enthralled audience. The pachyderm will move with poise in the pageant and finally participate in the spring festival of Holi. Elephants, as in the past years, will put up a variety of programmes and the ground will be brought alive with musicians and dancers.
The elephant procession will be followed by the 'Gajshringar Exhibition' (elephant ornaments) competition. During this exhibition, the majestic animals, lovingly painted and tastefully attired with glittering ornaments and embroidered velvets will win the hearts of the domestic and foreign tourists. The mahouts take great care to decorate the elephants painting their trunks, foreheads and feet with floral motifs and adorning them from tusk to tail with interesting trinkets. Elephants wear anklets and make music as they walk.
The additional attraction of the festival will be the tug of war and Matka race between Indian and foreign tourists. Finally, some lucky tourists are invited to mount the elephants and play Holi. The festival will end up with the majestic Holi fireworks. Participants dance with great vigour and the excitement rises to a crescendo.
Dhulandi Festival
On the day of Dhulandi (27 March) the festival of colours will be celebrated as in the past years at Khasa Kothi from 11 am to 1 pm. The tourists will get an opportunity to smear each other with gulal (dry colour) and can hear the traditional Holi folk songs to which they can even shake a leg. Later, a city tour by bus has been organized for those who would like to go around Jaipur to witness the festival in its colourful hues.
Over the years, the annual elephant festival has become a great hit with tourists as well as the local populace. It is always held one day before Dhulandi (Holi). The festival will begin with the 'elephant procession' in which decorated elephants walk in row in all their finery before an enthralled audience. The pachyderm will move with poise in the pageant and finally participate in the spring festival of Holi. Elephants, as in the past years, will put up a variety of programmes and the ground will be brought alive with musicians and dancers.
The elephant procession will be followed by the 'Gajshringar Exhibition' (elephant ornaments) competition. During this exhibition, the majestic animals, lovingly painted and tastefully attired with glittering ornaments and embroidered velvets will win the hearts of the domestic and foreign tourists. The mahouts take great care to decorate the elephants painting their trunks, foreheads and feet with floral motifs and adorning them from tusk to tail with interesting trinkets. Elephants wear anklets and make music as they walk.
The additional attraction of the festival will be the tug of war and Matka race between Indian and foreign tourists. Finally, some lucky tourists are invited to mount the elephants and play Holi. The festival will end up with the majestic Holi fireworks. Participants dance with great vigour and the excitement rises to a crescendo.
Dhulandi Festival
On the day of Dhulandi (27 March) the festival of colours will be celebrated as in the past years at Khasa Kothi from 11 am to 1 pm. The tourists will get an opportunity to smear each other with gulal (dry colour) and can hear the traditional Holi folk songs to which they can even shake a leg. Later, a city tour by bus has been organized for those who would like to go around Jaipur to witness the festival in its colourful hues.
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