Gangaur Festival of Rajsamand –

Gangaur Festival is a very famous festival of Rajsamand . it is celebrated during March-April. This festival is specially for women and they get dress up and really enjoy the festival. During the Gangaur Festival People install Isvar and Gangaur at home .

Gangaur festival is 3 days long programme celebrated in Rajsamand . These are Hari Gangaur, Gulabi gangaur and Last Chundari Gangaur. A procession of colourfully attired women, carrying images of the goddess to the Main Playground Of Kankroli rajsamand is the major highlight. In Gangaur Festival Rajsamand Nagarpalika arrange the procession .There are many horses, elephants, camel carts, tractors and well dressed people can participate the procession. procession of gangaur starts from The dwarikadeesh temple and go to the Main Playground of Kankroli Rajsamand .

A big procession, with the image of Gangaur forms at the Dwarikadeesh temple of kankroli rajsamand and moves on the city streets passing Reti mohalla, Darwaza, Naya Bazar, Lal Bazar, Bus Stand, Dwarkesh Market , J.K. Turn, Holithada and on to Main Playground .

Songs are sung about the departure of Gauri to her husband’s house. During the Procession people through flowers from there home to the gangaur idol and welcome the procession . when the procession reaches at Playground, it can be welcomed here and after the evening many cultural programs can be played like songs, kavita path, dances and dramas etc. All the three days have different Cultural Programmes can be programmed .

Women prepare sweet dishes at home At this occasion .At evening citizens of Kankroli Rajsamand and near by villagers go to the main playground and get enjoy of the Gangaur festival .There are many Dolar, Chakri and other Items of entertainment can be arranged specially for women and small children . A very large number of citizens and villagers come to be a part of the gangaur Festival .

Ganesha Chaturthi In Rajsamand –

Ganesha Chaturthi is also a very famous festival in Rajsamand . There are Lots of temples related to Lord Shiva and Lord Ganesh was the son of Lord Shiva. So that the Ganesha Chaturthi Festival is important in Rajsamand .

lord Ganesha is the elephant headed god . Elephants are very wise animals this indicates that Lord Ganesha is an embodiment of wisdom and prosperity . The Hindu believe this to pray Lord Ganesh during the festival of Ganesha Chathurthi will bring good luck and prosperity for them and there family. In addition to this Lord Ganesha is known to be deity who protects people from obstacles in their lives. People put lord Ganesha idol in the home and pray them, on the day of Ganpati Visarjan they come together in a big group of people and took the idol on there head and go to the nearest pond or sea. during the procession they say loudly

“GANPATI BAPPA MORYA, AGLE BARAS TU JALDI AA “

mean “My Lord Ganpati, come again soon next year”. Then people do the final pooja before ganpati visarjan . After that Ganpati Visarjan Can be done .

In Kankroli Rajsamand Mainly at the Ganeshji temple who is at the way to the nau choki Rajnagar Rajsamand, many people come here to pray lord Ganesh and get blessings for them or there families . The temple Decorated with colourful lights and different flowers .

Annakoot at Nathdwara and Kankroli Temples –

Annakoot festival comes on next day of ‘Deepawali’. It is the day of Goverdhan Pooja in the Shrinathji and dwarikadeesh temple of Rajsamand .

In afternoon the Gwal play with holy cows and take them to Shrinathji Temple or dwarikadeesh temple from the Goushala .The cows are beautifully decorated for the occasion .

In night many kind of delicious food and a huge amount of rice is placed in front of the idol of shrinathi ji and dwarikadeesh ji temples at Rajsamand . Many Bhils from near by villages come here to get grab the rice and other prasad. This is famous that Only the day of Annakoot is allow bhils to go in the temple .

The scene become nice and adventurous when the rice is hot and the bhils struggle to grab together as much rice and other prasad as possible. Many People come to watch this eye catching event of the both temples of Nathdwara and Kankroli .