Rajasthan -“The desert jewel of India” is a brightening metaphor (emerald) in the crown of Indian motherland. It's a land of vibrant and pulsating spectrum colors rich of art & culture. Rajasthan stands for a synonym and paradox of art & culture in the world. It's a blend of two words Raj + Sthan means a place or land for the residence of royal dynasties, Lords and kings.

The art and culture of Rajasthan is its own and is developed under the quality parameters and standards of their own traditions. Each region of Rajasthan has different and diverse form of art and culture. Folk dances of Rajasthan provides new dimensions to the culture of Rajasthan and the strange fact is that this variation changes at every outset with different outlooks .If we talk about food tradition and costumes of Rajasthan then it would not be a hyperbole to say that food and costumes of Rajasthan are matchless and just same as kings or lords. People of Rajasthan are found of wearing Pearls, Gems, Emeralds, Silver and Gold jewellery, turban on the head is a sign of royal culture.

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India is a land of  fairs and festivals where fairs have become a tradition. Out of numerous of fairs Mahakumbh Mela  is considered to be the most pious and sacred festival in India as it is being celebrates in India since centuries. Mahakumbh Mela pertains a great mythological importance because faiths,customs, traditions of Indian people revolves around it. It's a great get together of millions of people from all parts of India who comes to take part in it. Thousand of sages, hermits and saints, great souls wearing saffron colored clothes, marks and arcs of sandal and saffron and holy ash on their forhead and body and Trishul in hands comes on this holly occasion and make themselves gracious .The complete Mahakumbh Mela    takes place at four most promising places of India named as Allahabad (Prayag), Haridwar (the court of lord Hari), Ujjain and Nasik (court of lord Shiv) after every twelve years, while the ArdhKumbh Mela is celebrated every six years at Haridwar and Prayag.

It is very hard to point out the exact origin of  “Mahakumbh Mela  “ because there are many mythological stories and fore sayings behind it and this fair is so primitive and effective that It would not be appropriate to say about it in just few words. “Mahakumbh Mela  ” can be analysed this way: Maha means great ,Kumbh  means a pot or a kalash and Mela means a fair.so it becomes “A Great Fair For a Pot”. According to Indian astrology Maha Kumbh Mela is celebrated when planet Jupitor enters into zodiac sign of Aquarious and sun enters into zodiac sign of Aries. Haridwar, Prayag, Nasik, Ujjain are the main centers of Mahakumbh bath. Dates for bath are calculated in advance according to zodiacal positions of Sun, Moon & Jupitor, but it's not all . The roots of Mahakumbh Mela are buried in ancient history specially in Indian mythology and Indian Vedas.

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