Gods of Nature have no set rules. They may be merciful or may be merciless. It depends I guess, on their mood. Gods have painted Rajasthan golden with the sand. But, Udaipur city of Rajasthan does not bear resemblance to any other city in the state, the city and the cities near by having enough water and rain. So you may not find sand here which all of us relate Rajasthan with!! Udaipur certainly has the power of seduction, a destination with is acclaimed internationally, with glistening Lake Pichola sits against shimmering white buildings, and the surrounding Aravalli hills closely guarding the city. The heavenly climate, which is tropical, with the heat staying between a maximum of 42.3°C and a minimum of 28.8°C during summers. Winters have the maximum temperature rising to 28.8°C and the minimum dipping to 2.5°C.

Change is always welcomed. The vicious cycle of seasons is always constant but still the onset of a new season has its own beauty. Mewar Festival is one so very important fest of Rajasthan that celebrate the advent of the spring season. When the flowers bloom and the nature gets dressed up in her ‘ The best Attire’!!

Female genre is the most excited one. With ‘ I’ am ~Soo~ Excited’ feeling the girls adorn themselves in colorful traditional dresses called ‘Ghaghra – Choli’. Mehendi is tattooed on the hands; the wow factor is always there as the designs that are created are always unique and different on each hand.

Women folks assemble to dress the images of Isar and Gangaur to carry them in a ceremonial procession through different parts of the city. When the procession reaches to the Gangaur Ghat at Lake Pichhola, the Gods are transferred to special boats amidst much singing and festivity.

The passion of the festival draws out it’s own refined pleasure of celebration. Dancing and singing in its way is the expression of your gleefulness and The Princely City – Udaipur has enough reasons to enjoy the majesty of the Mewar festival. The raw Rajputana feel, engulfs your thoughts and mesmerizes the very own inner self as the aura of this festival lives up in its traditional dances and folk songs.
The impressive fireworks displayed at the end will leave you with the feeling to come back.

Udaipur is the jewel of Mewar kingdom, which was ruled by the Sisodia dynasty for 1200 Years. The foundation of the city has an interesting legendary story attached with it. Accordingly, Maharana Udai Singh, the founder of the city, was hunting one day, where he met a hermit meditating on a hill overlooking the Lake Pichhola. This hermit blessed the Maharana and asked him to build a palace at this favorable location, which was a fertile valley watered by the stream, a lake, an agreeable altitude and an amphitheater of low seated Aravlli Mountains. Maharana followed the advise of the hermit and founded the city in 1559 A.D.
Lot of activities, of this festival, keeps us in a joyfully busy for the entire three days. Purrrrfect way to enjoy the spring season and to be grateful to the Gods that we can celebrate their seasonal moods in such a phenomenal way!!!!!!!

History
Udaipur is the jewel of Mewar kingdom ruled by the Sisodia dynasty for 1200 Years. The foundation of the city has an interesting legend associated with it. According to it, Maharana Udai Singh, the founder, was hunting one day when he met a holy man meditations on a hill overlooking the Lake Pichhola.The hermit blessed the Maharana and advised him to build a palace at this favorable located spot with a fertile valley watered by the stream, a lake, an agreeable altitude and an amphitheater of low mountains. Maharana followed the advise of the hermit and founded the city in 1559 A.D.

Places to see
Udaipur is famous for City Palaces, Saheliyon-ki-Bari, The Suraj Gokhada, Pratap Memorial and many more.

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