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Gangaur is the colourful and the one of the most important festivals of people of Rajasthan. With great fervor and devotion by womenfolk who worship Gauri, the consort of Lord Shiva during March–April. It is the celebration of spring, in Jaipur.
The festival is celebrated all over Rajasthan. People make images of Isar and Gauri out of clay. The ladies paint their hands and feet with 'mehandi', and Unmarried girls carry 'Ghudlias. The festival commences on Holi and runs through many days. A grand procession of beautifully ornamented elephants, camels, horses and dancing people with joyous children & drummers carries the idol of Gauri in beautiful dress.
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