Gangaur festival is mainly celebrated by women, as it is dedicated to goddess Parvati. While married women pray for the achievement of material happiness to the goddess, the unmarried girls do offerings with a hope of getting the best possible husbands during this festival. Gangaur festival is generally held following Holi and it lasts for 15 days.
Procession through the Jodhpur streets carrying a wooden image of the goddess is the main ritual of Gangaur festival. As an indication of their happy married life, the women adorn their hands and soles of feet with henna or mehandi in the evening. This is known as ‘sohaag’.
