A cloud of marigold, rose, and jasmine petals envelops raas leela dancers during a Holi Festival performance in Rajasthan, India.
The Holi Festival is an inimitable event held annually in Jaipur. Tourists from all over the world participate in the spring festival of Holi. It is festival time with elephants, typically celebrated one day before Holi, the Indian festival of colors.
Staged at Rambagh Polo Ground, Jaipur, artists put up a variety of programs and the arena is brought alive with musicians and dancers. The crowd, which includes sizable presences of foreign and Indian tourist, electrifies the atmosphere. The festival starts with an impressive procession of the majestic animals lovingly painted and tastefully attired with glittering ornaments and embroidered velvets.
Jaipur was a favourite spot with the important personalities of the British Raj and the Maharajas always arranged for their guests of honor elephant rides up to the Amber palace. Even today, the mahouts take tourists up to the Amber Palace on elephant back like shuttle taxis.
Rajasthan Tourism revitalized the ritual by including the Holi Festival in the cultural calendar. The present-day pageant, originated only a decade ago, was created especially with the tourist in mind.
Source : http://www.rajasthantourism.gov.in/Attractions/Fairs-Festivals/ElephantFestival2.aspx
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