Rajasthan
is the land where life in all its aspects come emblazoned in the brightest of
colors. The colorful, exotic state of Rajasthan encapsulates the essence of
India.
The people of Rajasthan are perhaps
the most colorful in a land of color -- their history, religion, music and
dance, arts and crafts remain vibrantly alive and active -- and are presented
here in all their variety and ways. Perhaps the most lasting impression that
visitors take away with them after travelling through this state is that of
color. In Rajasthan , color -- apparent in Turbans, In the long skirts known as
Ghagras worn by Rajasthani women and in their Odhnis , a hood scarves new
heights of Luminosity and vividness.
Rajasthan
is one of the most popular tourist destinations in India. There is so much to
see from national parks such as Sariska, Bharatpur, Ghana to thriving cities
such as Jaipur, Jodhpur and Bikaner, romantic forts and palaces, the beautiful
towns of Udaipur and Pushkar set beside picturesque lakes the painted havelies
(mansions) of Shekahawati and the incomparably exotic fort of Jaisalmer.
Rajasthan is very much part of progressive, developing , modernizing India, past
nowhere in the country does the long, continuos past so pervasively preens on
the present as it does in modern Rajasthan. This perhaps is the secret of its
Charm.
Geographically Rajasthan comprises of two distinct regions divided by the
Aravalli range running southwest to northeast, its last low ridge spilling into
Delhi. Marwar, Jaisalmer and Bikaner are situated in the western and northern
parts which are marked by aridity of shifting sandhills, the major portion of
the Thar Desert. The other Side of the divide boasts of dense forests and
fertile irrigated valleys which support the historic cities of Udaipur and
Jaipur.