ABOUT RAJASTHAN

Rajasthan is one of the 26 states of the republic of India, is situated in the north western part of India. It covers 342,239 square kilometres (132,139 square miles) is the largest state of the Republic of India in terms of area. Rajasthan lies between latitudes 23 degree 3'and 30 degree 12', north and longitudes 69 degree 30' and 78 degree 17', east. The southern part of Rajasthan is about 225 km from the Gulf of Kutch and about 400 km from the Arabian Sea.

Rajasthan is the mineral capital of India and produces  many important minerals.  Minerals found in Rajasthan are Jasper, Zinc, Fluorite, Gypsum, Marble, Asbestos, Soapstone, Lead, Phosphate rock, Ball clay, Calcite, Sandstone, Limestone, etc. Rajasthan is the second largest producer of polyster fibre in India.

Endowed with natural beauty and a great history, tourism is flourishing in Rajasthan. The palaces of Pink City Jaipur (भारत का गुलाबी नगर जयपुर), lakes of Udaipur and desert forts of Jaisalmer ( स्वर्ण नगरी जैसलमेर)  , Chittor and Jodhpur are among the most preferred destination of many tourists, Indian and foreign.

FESTIVALS OF RAJASTHAN

Festivals of Rajasthan are very colourful and unique. Rajasthan has a fair for every religious occasion, for every change of season and for every harvest. Rajasthan comes alive with exuberant folk dances, melodious music and spectacular festivities. The prominent festivals of Rajasthan are: Pushkar Fair, Camel Festival, Mewar Festival, Nagaur Fair, Kaila Devi Fair, Mahavir Ji Fair, Teej Festival, Summer Festival, Gogaji Fair, Kaliteej, Ramdevra Fair, Marwar Festival, Dusshera, Gangoor Fair, Chandrabhaga Fair, Kolyat Fair etc. 

The ancient Forts in Rajasthan  gives  a message of brave flooded life and a brave stormy death of Rajput kings like Maharana Pratap, Rana Sanga. The emergence of the Rajput warrior clans in the 6th and 7th centuries played the greatest role in making the great forts of Rajasthan. Recently Five forts in Rajasthan have officially been nominated as Indian entries for the tag of World Heritage Site.

Rajasthani language consists of five prime dialects i.e. Marwari, Dhundhari, Mewari, Mewati and Hadauti. It is derived from Apabhramsa, with all its linguistic and orthographical peculiarities

CLIMATE OF RAJASTHAN

The climate of Rajasthan greatly varies throughout the state. The climate of Rajasthan can be divided into four seasons: Summers, Monsoon, Post-Monsoon and winter..

A summer, which extends from April to June, is the hottest season, with temperatures ranging from 32 degree C to 45 degree C. In western Rajasthan the temp may rise to 48 degree C, particularly in May and June. At this time, Rajasthan's only hill station, Mt Abu registers the lowest temperatures. In the desert regions, the temperature drops at night.

The second season Monsoon extends from July to September, temp drops, but humidity increases, even when there is slight drop in the temp (35 degree C to 40 degree C). 90% of rains occur during this period

The Post-monsoon period is from October to November. The average maximum temperature is 33 degree C to 38 degree C, and the minimum is between 18 degree C and 20 degree C.