Jaipur, 25 January: The 3-day Annual Kumbhalgarh Festival will be held from 28 to 30 January, at the historic fort. It has been jointly organized by the Department of Tourism and District Administration of Rajsamand. It will be the venue of scintillating cultural performances at the important citadel of Mewar. The fort will come alive with not only the Sound and Light Show but also the creative backdrop for this special occasion.
On 28 January, there will be Bharatnatyam by Priya Venktaraman; on 29 January Bhojpuri folk songs by Malini Awasthi and on 30 January Rajasthani folk dances and music from 7 pm onwards. For the day events, a Heritage Fort Walk has also been organized on 27 January from 10 am while on 28 and 29 there will also be various competitions like turban tying, tug-of war, mehendi mandana among others from 11 am to 8 pm.
Kumbhalgarh Fort:
Located 84 kms north of Udaipur in the wilderness, Kumbhalgarh is the second most important citadel after Chittaurgarh in the Mewar region. Cradled in the Aravali Ranges the fort was built in the 15th century AD by Rana Kumbha. The inaccessibility and hostility of the topography lends a semblance of invincibility to the fort. It served the rulers of Mewar as a refuge in times of strife. The fort also served as refuge to the baby king Udai of Mewar. It is of immense sentimental significance for the people being the birthplace of Mewar's legendary king, Maharana Pratap.