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The Gangaur Festival is the multicolored and most significant local festival of Rajasthan and is observed throughout the State with great fervor and devotion by womenfolk who worship Gauri, the consort of Lord Shiva during July-Aug. It is the celebration of monsoon, harvest and marital faithfulness in Jaipur.
The word Gangaur means Lord Shiva and Gauri who are embodiment of marital bliss and conjugal love. Married women marks Rajasthan Gangaur Festivals to ensure happy and prosperous married life. The ladies decorate their hands and feet with beautiful designs and patterns.
Women and ladies carry Ghudlias. Ghudlias are earthen pots with several holes all around and a lamp lit inside them. On the evening of the 7th day after Holi, unmarried girls go around singing songs of ghudlia carrying the pots with a burning lamp inside, on their heads. On their way, they collect small presents of cash, sweets, jaggery, ghee, oil etc.
This continues for 10 days and marks the conclusion of the Festivals of Gangaur when the girls break their pots and throw the debris into a well or a tank and enjoy a feast with the collections made.
Another sole thing about Festivals of Gangaur is that on this occasion, tribal men and women have an occasion to meet and interact freely and during this time, they select partners and marry by eloping.
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