Shriji leads Family-Members in going round the Holika effigy

Holika Dahan at The Manek Chowk, The City Palace, Udaipur

Shriji and Mr. Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar receiving blessings from sadhus and priests

Dance performance by Geetanjali Lal & Group, Kathak Exponent

Shriji with Geetanjali Lal & Group and the performing artists

Celebrating Mewar Festival - 2018

One of Rajasthan's most popular cultural festivals - Mewar Festival 2018 was organized by the Department of Tourism, Government of Rajasthan in association with District Administration, Udaipur. The 3 day festival kick started on March 20, 2018. The festival is well-known as 'Gangaur' and has a unique charm in Udaipur. It is celebrated as the Mewar Festival in the month of Chaitra (March- April) and is aimed to protect and celebrate the rich heritage of Mewar, Rajasthan, and take forward the ancient culture and traditions of the region. During the Festival, a procession was taken out carrying the idols of the deities -Isar (Lord Shiva) and Gangaur (Goddess Parvati), women ornamented and dressed in colorful attires carried them on their heads. The procession winded its way to the Gangaur Ghat at Pichola Lake from the clock tower, where the idols were worshiped and later the idols were transported into special boats and were bathed in the deep waters of the lake and then returned back to their home.