Desert Festival
Once a year in winters and on the middle of the continually rising and falling
stark yellow sands of the great Thar Desert, the empty sands around Jaisalmer
come alive with the brilliant colour, music and laughter of the Desert Festival.
The festival is organised by the tourist authorities as tourist entertainment
around January-February.
The very rich and colourful Rajasthani folk culture is on show here for a few
days.
Rajasthani men and tall beautiful women dressed in their brightly costumes dance
and sing lingering ballads of valour, romance and tragedy. Traditional musicians
attempt to outdo each other in their musical superiority.