Bikaner gears up for Gangaur festival
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Channel: Rakesh Sharma Bikaner · 2015 · News & Politics
Bikaner: In anticipation of the much awaited annual Gangaur festival, shops in Bikaner have starting stocking the idols of Hindu God Shiva and her consort Gauri. Gangaur festival is one of the most important festivals in Rajasthan and is observed throughout the state with great fervour and devotion by womenfolk who worship the idols of Gauri for the welfare of their life partners. Idol of Isar ji represents Hindu god Shiva while that of Gangaur ji represents goddess Parvati. Womens prayers to these idols on this day. Unmarried girls pray for getting a good groom while the married ladies pray for the long life of their husbands." The ladies decorate their hands and feet by drawing designs with 'mehandi'. Due to the increasing demands of the devotees, more than fifty varieties of Isar- Gangaur idols made out of clay, wood and other materials are available in the market.
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