राजस्थान

Rajasthan

State · Capital Jaipur · 68.5 million people (2011)

नमस्तेNamaste: hello in Hindi

Art and craft
Phad painting. Phad is a Rajasthani folk scroll painting on long cloth in vegetable colours, which bhopa priest-singers traditionally carry.
Weave (GI)
Kota Doria, GI tag 2005
Music and dance
Ghoomar; Kalbelia (UNESCO, 2010); Manganiyar music
Festival
Pushkar Fair; Teej
Taste
Dal-baati-churma; ghevar; malpua
4 World Heritage sites
The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur · Hill Forts of Rajasthan · Keoladeo National Park · Jaipur City
Official symbols
Animal: Chinkara · Bird: Great Indian bustard · Flower: Rohida · Tree: Khejri

Rajasthan's Kalbelia community, once professional snake handlers, evokes that past in songs and dances inscribed by UNESCO in 2010.