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Jaisalmer Desert Festival

Jaisalmer Desert Festival

Jaisalmer Desert Festival 2025 in Rajasthan

Jaisalmer Desert Festival Celebration in Rajasthan, is a yearly festival that marks the jollification of Rajasthan’s culture, traditions and rich heritage.

The festival also goes by the name of Maru Mahotsav, a three-day carnival, a vibrant time for locals to express huge pride in their cultural heritage. The significance of Jaisalmer Desert Festival stems from the local culture, heritage prevention, communal bondage, history celebration and small-business support. Such contrastful characteristics magnetize a vast array of visitors, which ultimately adds to the Rajasthan Tourism.

When and where it takes place?

Jaisalmer Desert Festival Rajasthan

Desert Festival of Rajasthan, a three-day spectacle, held annually on the glittery sands of the Thar Desert, on the outskirts of Jaisalmer town.

It is a winter event that usually coincides with the full moon in the hindu month of Magh, which falls in the month of February.

Jaisalmer Desert Festival Dates 2025 have been scheduled to take place from 10th February to 12th February.

History of Jaisalmer Desert Festival

Jaisalmer Desert Festival

The history of Jaisalmer Desert Festival can be outlined to the early 20th century, during the establishment of the kingdom of Jaisalmer. The year 1196, when it was first aimed to deliver a platform for the local communities to display their skills, preserve their cultural roots and draw tourists to the area to experience and appreciate the cultural history and traditions of Jaisalmer.

Major Highlights & Attractions of the Desert Festival

Desert Festival Jaisalmer
  • The Jaisalmer Desert Festival Celebration in Rajasthan is a vibrant blend of cultural shows, artwork, dance, music and food.
  • Other activities include camel and jeep safari, parasailing, camping, dune bashing, gymnastic acts, shopping for artifacts and souvenirs, local customs like turban tying and camel race are all the attributes that display the different elements of Rajasthan’s rich tradition.

The significance of the festival is not only limited to its ancient roots but also for its cultural importance. Jaisalmer Desert Festival 2025, an immense tourism magnet that will entice both domestic and international tourists who are seeking the magnificence of Rajasthan's rich culture.

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