Rajasthan Culture

The desert comes alive when the performers take centre stage. Though the ghoomar is a dance that is performed in the privacy of homes, and was once restricted to the zenanas, almost all others are folk forms that are either linked to a particular region, or a particular festival.....

The Gypsies, Roma, the ethnic minority who brought to the West the spark of a vibrant culture, left the Indian subcontinent about a thousand years ago embarking on a migration that scattered them all over the world.....

The colour and splendour of Rajasthan attracts one and all. Starting from textile, precious & semi precious stone jewelry, antique furnitures, marble products, stone items, paintings, toys, silver enamel artefacts, handmade items, footwear, etc. are some items that you can buy from the colourful bazaars of Rajasthan.

The cuisine of Rajasthan is just mouthwatering. The food includes both vegetarian and non-vegetarian. The main food consists of - dal, bati and churma, which is found in almost all the homes of Rajasthan, whether a village, town or city. Apart from these, you can also relish Continental dishes which are available in all classy restaurants & hotels of Rajasthan.

In recent years, there have been increasing cases of visitors coming back to Rajasthan to get married. Nowhere else is a marriage as likely to be more romantic or majestic. It is an occasion when the bride and groom truly think themselves royal.....

Marwari weddings in Rajasthan are usually traditional elaborate affairs. Royal Marwari weddings tend to become grander and even more ostentatious, and then the pre and post wedding functions could well stretch for days on end.