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The Alwar Festival

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.

Attractions of the Festival

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.