Alwar Festival

Place
Alwar, Rajasthan

Month
February

Significance
Alwar Utsav

Alwar is situated at the foothills of the Aravalli ranges and is famous for the Alwar Festival, Alwar which is organized in the month of February. From February 13 to 15 the Alwar Festival in Alwar displays the best of folk culture, music, handicrafts and colorful traditions of the region. Alwar festival is a three-day festival which is being organized by the district administration to promote tourism and emphasize the legacy of rich culture in Alwar. An impressive procession through the streets of the town marks the inauguration of the festival on February 13.

The Alwar Collector and chairman of the festival committee usually organize a `Shilp Gram' (handicraft village) which emphasizes on the display of the hand-made items and promote the manual skills. It also reflects the diversity of the district. Alwar's Alwar Festival mainly focuses on the tourism of Alwar and the rural activities of the local people.

The events organized at the Alwar Festival include elephant polo, fancy dress and sketching competitions for children, flower show, exhibition of rare and antique items of the region and a film show on the culture and social customs of Alwar. Usually tour operators from different cities of India arrange tours to Alwar during this period to enable the tourists visit the popular tourist places ahead of the festival. Some of the major draws for the tourists visiting Alwar include the Sariska wildlife sanctuary and the historic Kankwadi fort and Pandupol waterfall.

Sariska National Park, located some 37 kms from the district of Alwar, is a great place to spend exhilarating and daring vacations. Lined up by a number of hills of Aravalli, the region is bifurcated into many narrow valleys that join in number of places. Sariska National Park used to be the hunting grounds for the royal family of Alwar. It is mainly visited to catch a glimpse of tigers.

The huge fort of Kankwadi is worth a visit which was built by Aurangzeb. Every detail of these exciting tourist attractions in and around Alwar is available from Alwar festival in Alwar. The nearby airport to Alwar is Delhi Airport which is 163 kms away. Alwar can be easily reached by road as well. There are well-maintained roads connecting it to tourism destinations like Delhi, Sariska, Alwar, Deeg and Jaipur. The railway network connects Alwar with Delhi, Jodhpur, Mumbai and other significant tourist cities of India.

How to get there
Tourists taking the rail route have another attractive option at hand. An exciting and exotic train can be availed of that travels from Delhi to Alwar. The name of this train is the Fairy Queen, which takes pride in being the world’s oldest steam locomotive in an operational state. The hospitality as well as the luxury that this toy train offers are exceptional. It would take you about 3-4 hours to arrive at Alwar by this train. However, the scenery of the surroundings that you would enjoy en route would be a memorable experience.

If you are planning to embark on your Alwar Tour via road, there’s nothing to stop you. Regular services connect Alwar to major destinations in and not far off from Rajasthan as well as Delhi. In fact, the roads that link Alwar to different cities around it are well maintained. So, you may reach Alwar easily from Bharatpur, Deeg, Sariska or Jaipur by road.