Gan 'represents Lord Shiva and' Gaur 'represents the goddess Gauri and Parvati, his consort. Gauri is considered the goddess of marital bliss and marital happiness. Primarily the festival of maidens and ladies, they love their husbands for the good and welfare, health and long life of their husbands, respectively.
Gangaur is celebrated throughout Rajasthan. People make the images of Isar and Gauri clay. Some even maintain traditional wooden images, which are painted every year new "matherans (painters) on the eve of the feast. The women paint their hands and feet with "Mehandi" (myrtle paste). Unmarried girls Ghudlias transmission '(earthen pots with holes everywhere where a lamp is lit) in the head and pick the songs and people make offerings to them.
This ritual is observed to celebrate the victory of Rao Santhal, ruler of Jodhpur in the cruel Ghudley Mir Khan, who had led 140 young girls who were celebrating the festival of Gangaur in 1548 AD. The torch of fire symbolizes the courage and chivalry Maharaja.
There is a grand procession of Goddess Gauri got taken by the ladies and maidens, dressed in their best clothes and singing songs from the difference of Gauri to her husband's house.
It is the uniqueness of the festival in different places. In Bikaner, married women and maidens fast and prepare sweet dishes for the festival. In Jaipur, "ghewar 'dessert is made especially in the Gangaur Festival together with the great procession of the image of Gauri Palace Gate known as Tripoli Talkatora. Jodhpur is fair' loti ', where thousands of maidens bring water and grass' durva in pots of silver or brass to a place known as Girdikot.
The procession in Nathdwara has a duration of seven days. Each day, a particular color is chosen for the dress of the goddess Gauri watching the last day dressed in black with gold lace. In Udaipur, the procession ends at the Lake Pichhola, where idols of Isar and gaur ship to sail for an hour and then displays majestic fireworks on the banks.
There is an interesting way to celebrate Gangaur between Girasia tribe, who live in Sirohi, Mount Abu region. During the festival month of Gangaur, the eligible children and girls of the tribe are free to choose their partners and elope with them and also with the social sanction.
