Taj Mahotsava is a much awaited event of India. Celebrated near Agra, the festival bring along the best glimpses of Indian art and culture. The vibrant procession, the happening performances, folk music & dance and Indian cuisine make the event a spectacular one.
North India travel has a lot to offer to tourists. Besides historic monuments, wildlife attractions and natural vistas, it celebrates some of the most remarkable festivals of India. A famous tourist destination of North India, Agra is mainly known for its architectural wonder called Taj Mahal. Tourists from all over the world visit Agra to explore its breathtaking monuments, which also include some UNESCO world heritage sites. Taj Mahotsava, Agra is another popular event in India that attracts hordes of tourists.
Time of the Event
Organized by the Uttar Pradesh Tourism, the Taj Mahotsava takes place in February at Agra. Shilpgram serves as the venue of the event. This is a ten day affair that brings along unlimited jollification.
Celebration
The Taj Mahotsava festival is for exhilaration, derived from wonderful performance of folk dance & music, shayari or poetry and exciting rides. The celebration does not end here. To soak tourists in the mood of festivity, the event houses in its store different games and food carnival.
Activities
Taj festival is known for the performances of experts of different fields. This includes art and craft and the colourful cultural shows. The remarkable procession reminds of the Mughal sovereignty reveals the event with various folk artisans, elephants & camels and artisans. It offers the bygone golden times of Mughal empire.
Art & Crafts
Taj Mahotsava Agra tour takes you to a spectacular event that showcases an amazing array of art and crafts. It displays a great variety of around 400 artisans from different corners of India. The crafts incorporate woodcarvings of Saharanpur, silk of Varanasi, hand printing from Farrukhabad, handmade carpets of Badohi, Chikan work of Lucknow, and pottery from Khurja. It also displays shawls and carpets from Kashmir/Gujarat, brass and other metal ware of Moradabad, kantha stitch from West Bengal, wood/stone carvings from Tamil Nadu and paper & mash work from South India.
Entertainment & Food
Taj Mahotsava India enables tourists to witness some of the most entertaining performances by artists from different corners of India. The folk dances are sure to take you to a charismatic world and leave you fascinated.
In all the Indian festivities, Cuisine holds a great importance. An inseparable part of your North India tour, the event comes up with the opportunity to treat your taste buds with some of the richest delicacies of cuisine of India. Mughalai cuisine is the popular one. Other delicacies include the speciality of various places in India like Lucknowi kebab, Amritsari naan, Hyderabadi biryani, South Indian dosa and lots more. Visitors can also take part in the food festival of the event.
