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Ram Barat In Agra

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The special marriage procession of Sri Ram, held annually at Agra, is known as ‘Rambarat’ and precedes Dussehra. It is a part of ‘Ramlila’, the staging of life of Rama that ends with killing of Ravana, on the day of Dussehra. Its specialty lies in the beautiful ‘jhankis’ of the deities and the special set of the palace arranged at the chosen venue as ‘Janakpuri’, the palace of Raja Janak who was the father of Goddess Sita. A major fair is organized in the locality and thousands of people visit the venue to see the fair and attend the elaborate royal wedding of the divine deities. The procession starts from Lala Channomalji Ki Baradari for the Janakpuri venue and passes through different parts of the town. Special chariot covered with silver leaves is used as the mount of Ram while his brothers mount the elephants. The elaborate and heavy headgears look stunning. Teenaged boys play the female characters of the drama.

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Bateshwar fair In Agra

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It is a month-long festival held annually during the month of October/November at a place called Bateshwar, which is situated at a distance of 65 km from Agra. It is an important spiritual and cultural centre boasting of 108 temples of the various gods and goddesses of Hindus.

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Kailash Fair In Agra

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The fairs of Agra include Kailash Fair, which is held at a distance of 12kms from Kailash. It is a major fair celebrated in honor of Lord Shiva who is believed to have appeared here in the form of a stone lingam. This fair is organized in the months of august/September.

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Taj festival in Agra

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One of the popular festivals of Agra is Taj Festival. This festival is meant to highlight the rich arts, crafts, music, dance and famous cuisine of Uttar Pradesh. Taj mahotsav is generally organized by the Uttar Pradesh tourism in the month of February.

One can also enjoy the folk music, shayari, classical dance performances, elephant, and camel rides at this festival of Agra. A food festival is also organized, the event is a celebration of traditional Indian art forms and crafts. This festival is also known as Taj mahal utsav. Those performances include both folk music and folk dances, like Dundelkhand, Nautanki (Drama) and Sapera dance of Rajasthan.

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