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Mount Abu Summer Festival
Organized in the only hill station of Rajasthan, this is the coldest place at this time of the year. Folk dances and a general atmosphere of gaiety prevails in this tiny hill resort and the tourist has ample time to relax and enjoy. The history of Mount Abu is as diverse as the city itself. It was once a part of the Chauhan kingdom of Rajasthan and served as a summer resort for the Rajput kings of the region. After that, it was leased by the British government from the then Maharaja of sirohi for use as the headquarter of the resident to Rajputana (another name for Rajasthan). During the British rule in India, it was the favorite summer destination of the British, who came here to escape the dusty, dry heat of the plains particularly Rajasthan. It also served as a sanatorium for the troops. The small huts and cottages here tell stories of those times even today. Mount Abu was the home of many saints and sages in the old days. Legend has it that all the 330 million gods and goddesses of the Hindu pantheon used to visit this holy mountain. It is also the place where the great saint Vashishth lived and performed a yagna (sacrificial worship on a fire pit) to create four Agnikula (four clans of fire) to protect the earth from demons. The yagna was supposed to have been performed near a natural spring, which emerged from a rock shaped like a cow's head. According to another legend, once sage Vashishth's cow Nandini was trapped in a deep gorge and could not free herself. The sage appealed to Lord Shiva for assistance. The Lord sent Saraswati, the divine stream, to help flood the gorge so that the cow could float up. Vashishth then decided to ensure that such mishaps did not occur in future. He asked the youngest son of Himalaya, the king of mountains to fill the chasm permanently. This he did with the assistance of Arbud, the mighty snake. This spot came to be known as Mount Arbud and was later changed to its present form - Mount Abu. This place is held in reverence by Jains as well since Jain scriptures record that Lord Mahavira, the 24th Jain Tirthankar (spiritual leader), also visited Mount Abu and blessed the city.

Paintings of sirohi
Till three decades ago sirohi paintings were considered to be a sub-school of Marwar. Exact provenance was not known. Around fifties, the buisness of antique, including the search for paintings had started. It so happened that a burnisher brought one complete set of Ragamala from Basantgarh. Other brunishers named Nawab & Jagirdar who were already involved in the buisness, brought this set first to Ramgopal Vijayvergiya, a very famous contemporary painter of Bengal tradition, who use to buy paintings in bulk and in fact started this buisness in Jaipur. The set could not be sold to Vijay vergiya due to price they asked for. Meanwhile they got the entire set copied by some local artist of Jaipur.

Wall Paintings
Normally wall paintings are considered inferior in quality and craftsmenship as compared to the paintings executed on paper. But if we compare sirohi mural with miniature paintings, we find that some of the wall paintings executed are maticulously executed well. It may lead us to believe that there must have been one class of painters who painted on walls and paper simultaneously.

Gangaur Festival
This festival Celebrated in month of march . This festival for young maids and married, dedicated to Gauri, the incarnation of Goddess Parvati. Women pray for prosperity and long life of their husbands, while girls seek good husbands from the goddess. A colourful procession are taken out with pomp and gaiety. Gangaur hold a special place for the Garasia tribal, inhabitants of the Siorhi - Mt. Abu region. They celebrate this festival over one month. The unusal and interesting feature of their celebration is the procession of the Gangaur image from village to village. The tribal youth get an opportunity to meet and mingle freely, select a life partner of their choice and marry by eloping. A romantics but stange custom, sanctioned by the society.

Gautam Ji Fair
This fair celebrated at Chautila Hill . This fair is of meena community which is devoted to Gautam Rishi, a God of Meena community. The occassion is celebrated on 13 th April of every year. Seeing good oman, the meena dig a pit in the Sukhdi river and on the day Ganga appears and last till the fair is over.

Kambeshwar Mahadev
This fair celebrated On Kanakolar hill (Sheoganj Tehsil). The fair is organized by people and dedicated to Lord Shiva. The temple is artistik with culture and heritage.

Patotasav : This fair Celebrated in month of march at Shri Raghunathji Temple.

Jageshwar Fair : This fair celebrared a sirohi Tehsil.

Godi Parshavnath Fair : This fair celebrared at Mohabat Nagar.

Liladhari Mahadev Fair : This fair celebrared At Mandar.

Jiravala Parshavnath Fair : This fair celebrared At Jiraval.

Karrodidwaj Fair : This fair celebrared At Karrodidwaj village.

Jageshwar Mahadev Fair : This fair celebrared At Dantrai Hill, in Dantrai village

Sheetla Mata Fair : This fair celebrared at sirohi Town.

Pabuji Fair : This fair celebrared On the river bed of Jawai river mainly of Bhils.

Bhuteshwar Fair : This fair celebrared At village Bhutgaon .

Sarneshwar Fair : This fair celebrared Near about sirohi.

Mirpur Parshavnath Fair : This fair celebrared at Mirpur.

Vaidyanath Fair : This fair celebrared at Falvadi village

Brahma ji Fair : This fair celebrared at kalandri.

Varada Hanuman Fair : This fair celebrared At Varada Village .

Kalkaji Fair : This fair celebrared at sirohi Town

Vambeshwar Mahadev : This fair celebrared at Jadoli Veer (Sheoganj Tehsil)

Jagnath Fair : This fair Organized at Sheoganj town.