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wish u all Happy #Gangaur/Gauri Tritiya.
this festival celebrated mainly in North Indian states especially in Rajasthan and some parts of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana and Gujarat.
The festival commences on the first day of Chaitra and continues for 18 days.
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Women and girls observe fast during this festive time and eat only once in a day. Images of Gauri and Isar (Lord Shiva) are made with the clay and decorated very beautifully. On the other hand, in some of the Rajput families, images are made of wood every year before the festival
they are painted by the famous painters who are called as ‘Matherans’. The images which are made during this time do not have canopies. Women and girls, during the festival, wear new dresses, adorn themselves with jewellery and make designs on their palms and feet by applying
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‘Lehariya’was worn only as #turbans #dupattas though now even #saris rmade #Jodhpur still makes best lehariya #Jaipur #Rajput men order several lengths of #lehariya yardage for special occasions.Earlier it was worn mainly during #Teej #Gangaur, #Rajasthan #harvesting #festivals ImageImageImageImage
The Jodhpur #rulers were always striving to introduce new thoughts and knowledge into their state Sir Pratap Singh designed the #Jodhpurs type of #breeches #Jodhpur has produced 2 imp #designers since then. Did the spirit of innovation rub off? #Raghavendrarathore @anujsharmanid
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