Shekhawati Utsav which celebrates the wealthy heritage, culture and festivals of the Shekhawati area of Rajasthan is about the corner and preparation for the 3 day festival has ensued in the state. The Shekhawati Utsav which is one of the 3 regional level cultural festivals which are getting promoted by the state Tourism Department. The festival which will unfold with a host of folk art performances, regular sports events and other programmes will start from March 20 and final till March 22. The festival will be held at Lakshmangarh city which comes below Sikar district of the state.
With Coronavirus instances across the nation reporting a current surge, the Rajasthan Tourism Department along with Sikar district administration have joined forces to make sure that sufficient hygiene and security measures are readily available at the web page of the festival. Director of the State Tourism Department Nishant Jain told FE Online that the pandemic predicament has led to an elevated concentrate on hygiene and other security measures in order to avoid Covid infection and facilitate secure journey for the guests.
Shekhawati Utsav Festival Timings
With loads of performances and competitions to be concluded in a restricted period of 3 days, the festival organisers have decided to start the festivities at sharp 07:30 in the morning. The day lengthy festivities will finish with the folk and cultural performances in the (06:30-08:30 PM) time slot.
Itinerary of the Festival
Shubhoyatra and Heritage Walk will be the early morning activities which will be undertaken as early as 07:30 AM just just after the day’s festivities have begun. The Walk will set off from the Murli Manohar Temple providing guests an chance to check out the temple at the starting of their day.
The regular sport activities which includes Kabaddi, Kho Kho, Sitoliya Maar, Camel Dance, Turban tying race will then type the big chunk of the day energising and entertaining the guests with the standard sports of the area. All the sport competitions will be held at the Nehru Stadium.
In addition to the 3-day festival at Sikar district, the tourism division is also advertising other regional festivals in the state which includes Braj Holi festival which is to be held at Bharatpur, Deeg and Kama cities of the state.