Archive for February, 2007

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Religions in Rajasthan

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

Religion Followed by People in Rajasthan: In olden days, the profession of the people decided their caste. This system has now been broken. Today, individuals have the freedom to opt for any profession irrespective of caste. The profession based caste system has now been transformed into birth-based caste system. People of various castes and sub-castes […]

Clothing of Rajasthan

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

Colorful Rajasthan is a vibrant patchwork of ancient traditions and culture and of course the clothes and dresses worn by the people of Rajasthan, north India is an inseparable part of Rajasthani culture. Even today the men and women in the villages of Rajasthan sport the traditional clothes and headgear. North India you can actually […]

Culture

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

Hindi is the official language of the state. But the principal language is “Rajasthani”, and the four major dialects are Marwari in the west, Jaipuri in the east, Malwi in the southeast and Mewati in the northeast. But Hindi language is replacing Rajasthani. Moreover, you will find English speaking people in all the major cities, […]

Culture

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

Hindi is the official language of the state. But the principal language is “Rajasthani”, and the four major dialects are Marwari in the west, Jaipuri in the east, Malwi in the southeast and Mewati in the northeast. But Hindi language is replacing Rajasthani. Moreover, you will find English speaking people in all the major cities, […]

The Diversity of Rajasthan

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

In yesteryears, the caste of the people was decided by the profession of the people. .People of various castes and sub-castes reside in Rajasthan. The Rajputs, who were the rulers of most of the erstwhile princely states of Rajasthan, form a major group of residents of Rajasthan. Rajputs are generally stoutly built people of good […]

Specialty of Rajasthani Man

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

Turban tying is a unique practice of Rajasthan. Rajasthani man wear colorful turbans that with their attires. The color may range from bright red, orange to yellow. There are about 1,000 different styles and types of turbans in Rajasthan, each denoting the class, caste and region of the wearer. Turbans come in all shapes, sizes […]

Rajasthani Man

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

Rajasthan man loves to wear colorful costumes and they like to wear silver jewellery. From the simple village folk or tribal to the rajas and ranis, they love to don colors like bright red, dazzling yellow, lively green or brilliant orange, highlighted by a lavish use of sparkling gold and silver zari or gota.

Rajasthani Women

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

Rajasthani women are famous for their grace and beauty. Alauddin Khilji, the Sultan of Delhi, was so smitten by the beauty of the legendary Maharani Padmini Devi of Chittaurgarh that he waged a war - in vain - for her hand. In her heydays, the present day Rajmata of Jaipur, Maharani Gayatri Devi, was considered […]

People of Rajasthan

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

The Rajasthanis are lively people who tends to enjoy every moment of life. The happiness in their life is filled by the enthralling festivals that they celebrate with full gaiety. Rajasthani are generally simple folks relatively untouched by the fast pace of modern times - making Rajasthan one of the perfect tourist destinations anywhere in […]

Languages of Rajasthan

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

Hindi, English & Rajasthani. In some of the regions of Rajasthan languages
Are different like Malvi in southeast and Mewati in northeast.


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