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Festivals, 9 Apr 2027

Gangaur

Rajasthan's spring festival for the goddess Gauri, when women in festive dress and jewellery carry her image in procession.

Gangaur is one of the main festivals of Rajasthan, also kept in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal. It begins the day after Holi and lasts about 18 days, ending on the third day of the bright half of the month of Chaitra. Women worship Gauri, a form of Parvati: married women for the wellbeing of their husbands, unmarried girls for a good match. On the last days they dress in their finest clothes and jewellery, often with a nose ring and forehead ornament, and carry images of Gauri in procession through cities such as Jaipur and Udaipur.

Guides tied to Gangaur

Nose jewelleryNose rings worn with Gangaur fineryBindiThe forehead dot worn for the goddessSindoorThe vermilion of married women

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