# Jaipur Culture

By [Jaipur](https://paragraph.com/@ranbankurokibhumi) · 2023-03-13

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Jaipur Chapter 2
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The culture of Jaipur is also visible in celebration of local fairs and festivals.  Most of the festivals are community festivals and displays the colorful spirit of the city as well as of the entire state. 

Teej, Gangaur are the festival where married and unmarried women pray for the welfare of their family and husbands and put the decoration of mehendi on their palms. Since it royal era Jaipur people paid their attention is keeping pets be it is a cow, or a camel, or a donkey. 

Kings and zamindars used to keep elephants. In order to celebrate this pet culture of Jaipur, till date different fair are arranged. Out of them elephant fair, camel fair, donkey fair deserve special mention, and these fairs display the folk culture of the pink city.

The forts, the monuments, the palatial buildings, even the royal necropolis speaks of the heritage and glorious history of the city. Before the city was converted into its metropolitan status the pink city was simply known for its colorful history and exclusive architecture, which was based on a mixture of Mughal and Rajasthani style.  

The monuments, palaces, shahi baghs, and forts are the display of that lifestyle and culture, which till date is the flavor of Jaipur and its tourism.

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