The Mewar Festival is celebrated to welcome the advent of
spring. It coincides with the festival of Gangaur in Udaipur,
and has a unique charm about it. The women folk gather to
dress the images of Isar and Gangaur and then carry them in
a ceremonial procession through different parts of the city.
The procession winds its way to the Gangaur Ghat at Lake
Pichhola. Here, the images are transferred to special boats
amidst much singing and festivity.
The Mewar Festival in Udaipur is observed to greet the
arrival of spring season. It is celebrated on quite a
similar pattern as Gangaur festival. However being distinct
from it and characterized by unique charm, the Udaipur Mewar
Festival enjoys both religious and cultural significance.
Women folk attired in bright dresses flocks at one place to
mark the celebration of Mewar Festival, Udaipur. They gather
at one point and dress the images of Isar and Gangaur
wonderfully. Later, they take these elegantly adorned images
of Isar and Gangaur for ceremonial procession. This
procession takes various routes of the city and proceeds to
the Gangaur Ghat at Lake Pichhola. It is at this site that
images are placed onto special boats. With this unrestrained
festivities begin and people indulge in singing.
However that was the religious part of the Mewar Festival in
Udaipur. Once this part is over the cultural part takes
over. The local people sing enchanting songs, perform dances
and other programs. The festival reaches its culmination
with the ostentatious display of fireworks.