Illuminati ’11 A Fashion Show Organised by Pacific Institute of Fashion and Mass Communication in Association with Sadhna NGO at Sukhadiya Auditorium
The Show displayed Outfits, Jeweleries designed by the students in a Ramp Show. Accompanied by Dance performances on Western Songs. Check out the Few Pictures of the Show Below 🙂
The Mohanlal Sukhadia University Auditorium yet again welcomed the guests and the delegates of the
First International Conference on Road Safety for the concluding day. The morning session started with
the presentation on ‘Road Safety Audit as National Road Safety Strategy ‘. According to the dates there
are 90million plus vehicles running on the Indian Road. Road Accidents are nothing but the man made
crises. Effective tool for road to cope up with the road safety is also suggested by Mr. P.K. Sikandar, ITC
Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi in his presentation. Following the presentation a guest speaks about how video
games can be used to learn traffic control. The schools should also be used as licence authority he
added. Talking about the complex heterogeneous composition of India Roads Dr. Gururaj says that
approx. 450 dies all over India due to Road Accidents.
Mr. Ashutosh Atray, a Consultant in Road Safety discussed the vigorous attitude of the drivers and ‘Me-
first’ Syndrome. Enhancing the Road Safety with Infrastructure Solutions is also discussed by Mr. Anil
Chhikara, MLO Transport Deptt., Govt. Of India, New Delhi.
The conference concluded by presenting the souvenirs to the guests and the speakers. The key role
players who made this conference a success were also awarded.
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For All the Vintage and Classic Car Lovers from Around the Globe the Maharana Of Mewar Reserves a Special Place/Museum in Your Trip to Udaipur its the “Vintage and Classic Car Collection” of The Palace, Udaipur. The Collection Includes 22 Splendid Cars. You can also have Lunch in the Adjoining Garden Hotel where you are served with a Vegetarian Rajasthani Thali.
Location: Garden Hotel, Opposite Gulab Bagh Gate or Near Hotel Vishnupriya
Entry Timing: 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Entry Charges: Rs. 120 Includes Soft Drinks + Vehicle Showcase
Phone: 0294-2420979, 0294-2528008
Here are a Few Insider Glimpses of the Car Collection of Udaipur. 🙂 Enjoy
Video: (Rolls Royce and Maharana of Udaipur)
Special Thanks to Mr. Chetan Mendhe from Nagpur for Contributing Pictures and Support for this Article 🙂
The oldest existing, and proudly Indian calendar, Vikram Samvat entered its 2068th year today. In honouring the Indian culture, all the main streets of the city saw children from Alok Sansthan offering Tilak, Gud, Coriander seeds and Neem leaves, as a souvenir of good luck and health throughout the year. In the evening, there was a great celebration at Doodh Talai. This was not only a celebration, but also a tradition in Udaipur which is kept alive since past 30 years.
The entire Doodh Talai was crowded with enthusiastic Udaipies as well as many honourable dignitaries which included Ex MLA Gulab Chand Katariya, Municipal Corporation Chairman Mrs. Rajni Dangi, founder of Alok Sansthan Mr. Shyam Lal Kumawat, and many more.
Mrs Rani Dangi emphasized on keeping the city and our lakes clean, and appeal for disposal of minimal waste into lakes was made. The programme was then followed by the Deep Pravah, and huge rounds of fireworks.
Here we present a few glimpses of the celebration for those who missed being on the spot.
Team UdaipurBlog wishes everyone a very happy and prosperous new year.
Heartiest greetings on the colourful occasion of Holi. We all know the importance of Holi as well as the story behind celebrating Holi as well as Holika Dehen. It dates back to very ancient history and mythology when king Hiranyakashayp ordered his son Prahlad to be burnt who was a devotee of Lord Vishnu. Hiranyakashyap’s sister Holika consented to accompany Prahlad in the fire as she had a blessing that no fire could ever burn her so as to ensure his demise. Holika sat on pyre with Prahalad. Holika burnt alive while Prahalad was saved by the Lord.
But now-a-days we are going far away from our roots, our culture. The traditions have either become a formality, or a commercial venture, or rather an extinct or endangered culture. In deep thoughts about the same, I visited a small village/rural area to find out if the culture still alive, and to my surprise, yes it was.
The place I visited was a developing rural area in the interiors of the village Shobhagpura in Udaipur. This remote area witnessed the concrete roads for the first time just before few months. Here all the villagers and other people live in true harmony. I was welcomed by Mr. Gopal Prasad, an independent journalist, who has settled here in search of peace.
It was about 7.15 in the evening; small girls were seen making rangolis near the location. Village ladies and housewives were seen worshipping the structure. Slowly the crowd started to gather, and as happens every year, the worship and rituals were performed by the eldest person living in the village, who fired up the Holika.
In next few minutes the entire area was filled with light and heat of the huge fire. Mr. Gopal informed that the villagers offer a share of the new harvest of wheat to the fire, and the roasted wheat grains so obtained is distributed to all as the Prasad. Any newborn baby is also made to revolve around the holy fire. It is believed that all the evil forces are burnt away with the fire and the spirit becomes pure and clean.
Finally I was happy on my way back home. All i was taking along with me was not only the roasted wheat grains, but were memories, a warm, friendly welcome at the village, more knowledge about our cultures, and an entirely different Holi to remember for the lifetime.
Wishing everyone a very Happy, Colourful and Safe Holi. Enjoy a lot but remember to Save Water 🙂
The National Crafts Fair, also known as the GANDHI SHILP MELA started in Udaipur from 4th March and will continue till 13th March 2011 at Town Hall. The craftsmen and artisans from all over India have gathered in our city to show their extraordinary masterpieces as well as talent. This event is organised by Rural Non Farm Development Agency (RUDA). According to an estimate, this year the trade till date has exceeded Rs. 10.5 Lakhs. A huge overwhelming crowd is seen enjoying the fair.many items such as furniture, wooden items, show pieces, garments, accessories, etc can be seen at display and for sale.
Here are few glimpses of the Gandhi Shilp Mela.
Meaning of Surya Mantra:-Through out the dusky firmament advancing, laying to rest the immortal and the mortal, Borne in his golden chariot he cometh, Savitar, God who looks on every creature.
Festive season is on, so this week is being celebrated by The devotees offer their prayers to the setting sun and then the rising sun in celebrating its glory as the cycle of birth starts with death. It is seen as the most glorious form of Sun worship. for worship of sun through.This is the only holy festival which has no involvement of any pandit (priest)..Chhath puja is an ancient Hindu festival dedicated to Surya, the chief solar deity, major festival of Bihar, Jharkhand .
This major festival is also celebrated in the northeast region of India, M.P, U.P, and parts of Chhattisgarh. Even in south region the migrants from the north celebrate Chhath puja beside the sea beach. Hymns praying to the sun can be found in the Vedas, the oldest sacred texts of Hinduism
Basically Chhath Puja is A Festival Which is Celebrated in Mainly Bihar. But Now a days Chhath Puja is celebrated in almost all part of the India.
Chhath puja is performed on Kartik Shukala Shashti, which is the sixth day of the month of Kartik in the Hindu Calendar, exactly 6 days after Deepawali. This falls typically in the month of October or November.
It is also celebrated in the summer (March- April), on Chaitra Shashti, some days after Holi; this event is called Chaiti Chhath. The former is more popular because winter is the usual festive season in North India, and Chhath, being an arduous observance, requiring the worshipers to fast without water for more than 24 hours, is tougher to undertake in the Indian winters. Chhath puja is four days festival
First day:-
Is called Nahakha (literally, bathe and eat): On the first day of Chhath Puja, the devotees take a dip, preferably in the holy river Ganga, and carry home the holy water of the river Ganga to prepare the offerings. The house and surroundings are scrupulously cleaned. The follower allows themselves only one meal on this day.
Second day:-
Kharna (the day before Chhath): On Panchami, the day before Chhath, the followers observe a fast for the whole day, which ends in the evening a little after sunset. Just after the worship of earth, the offerings of Rasiao-kheer (rice delicacy), puris (deep-fried puffs of wheat flour) and bananas, are distributed among family and friends. From this day onwards, for the next 36 hours, the follower goes on a fast without water.
Third day:-
Sandhya Arghya(evening offerings): The day is spent preparing the prasad (offerings) at home. On the eve of this day, the entire household accompanies the parvaitins to a riverbank, pond or a common large water body to make the offerings (Arghya) to the setting sun. It is during this phase of Chhath Puja that the devotees offer prayers to the setting sun.
The occasion is almost a carnival. Besides the followers, there are friends and
family, and numerous participants and onlookers, all willing to help and
receive the blessings of the worshiper. Ritual rendition of regional folk
songs, carried on through oral transmission from mothers and mothers-in-law to
daughters and daughters-in-law, are sung on this occasion.
Fourth day:-
Parna(the day after Chhath) Bihaniya Arghya (next morning offerings): On the final day of Chhath Puja, the devotees, along with family and friends, go to the riverbank before sunrise, in order to make the offerings (Arghya) to the rising sun. The festival ends with the breaking of the fast by the followers and friends visiting the houses of the devotees to receive the prashad. Witnessing Chhath being celebrated at the crack of the dawn on a river bank is a beautiful, elating spiritual experience connecting the modern Indian to his ancient cultural roots.
In our city udaipur chhath puja is being done at Dudhtalayi near pichola lake. Most of the devotees during this puja were basically from U.P and Bihar region which has settled in udaipur now, so they have given me information about this puja. As my personal, experience with chhath puja was totally different as last year during this festival i was there in Bihar and that celebration was really awesome what crazy people they are that was the only devotion i found towards worship the Sun God.
“The higher the sun arise, the less shadow doth he cast; even so the greater is the goodness, the less doth it covet praise; yet cannot avoid its rewards in honors.”
Post and Photos By Monika Jain and Abhishek Singh
10th October 2010 (10.10.10): a remarkable date once in many years & also a significant day in the history of Lakecity !! Now if u’ll ask why ?? Then I’ll be glad and at the same time surprised to tell u that it was the first time that Udaipur had a Carnival !!! Oh sorry, not just a carnival a Huge Carnival yeah !! Hope everyone will be Familiar with the Carnival that occurred yesterday in the city for the very first time. Truly, if you missed the carnival then you actually missed something really magnificent and breathtaking !!! oh it was so astonishing to watch, the whole city celebrating the joy of god’s grace of greenery, overflowing lakes and promising the increase in No. of tourists with hundreds of ingeniously designed floats representing science, art, culture, dance, drama, music, television, sports, history, heritage, statehood, nationality, folklore, custom, traditions and various other aspects of life with heart exhilarating fireworks and thousands of audience!!!! Really marvelous 
So the entire thing started at 5.00 p.m evening, Town hall. Crowd in Thousands searching for joy & entertainment, waiting for the first ever carnival to narrate a mesmerizing history forever. The moment just came and finally Mr. and Mrs. Gattani (head of Oriental Palace Resorts & main sponsor’s of the carnival) revealed the flag and all started!!! Fun and entertainment unlimited…
The crowd in thousand’s kept moving on and on to almost half of the city celebrating the merriment with full enthusiasm and zeal. Everyone lost in fun and entertainment of various unique performances by different groups representing their floats, dancing, singing and bustling with full security, moving towards the final destination to The Heart of Udaipur, none other than The Fatehsagar Lake. A stage set up and final performance segment was deliberated at the pall of Fatehsagar Lake for the audience who were unable to watch the performances all the way. Every performance was devotedly observed by the honorable judges and guests Mr. Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar (HRH group), Mr. Hemant Gera (collector, city Udaipur),T.L Meena (I.G , Udaipur ), Mrs. Rajni Dangi ( Unit head, Nagar Parishad), Mr. Rajeev Sharma (Lic head, Udaipur), Mr. K.G Gattani (head, Oriental Resorts), Mr. V.S shekhawat (Unit head, Dainik Bhaskar Udaipur) and many other renowned personalities from Udaipur & outside For awarding the prizes. Winners will be announced in Dainik Bhaskar’s 12th October Edition & on Facebook page of Udaipurblog.
Some of the most entertaining and interesting performances were prepared by West Zone Culture, Narayan Seva Sansthan ,Diva’s group, Girish & Party, Susheel Parihar & Party (Badmer), Matrix Dance Academy , CPS School, Dolphin Recreation, Pacific College, Vishveshvarya college, Sunrise Group of colleges and St. Paul’s school etc.
Being the Online supporter of the Lakecity Carnival we wanna thank Everyone Organizers ( Dainik Bhaskar & Oriental Resorts specially) , Performers , Sponsors , Creative team, Udaipur administration, Security Team, Police, other supporters last but not the least audience and every Udaipur Citizen for making the Event Successful…
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The Much Awaited Movement of This Year or Maybe called as the wait of Past 4 Years Just took Place Today 🙂
Yeaahhh…!!! FatehSagar Lake(FS) Overflowed today with a Good Rain in Udaipur and Nearby Catchment Areas From Past Few Weeks..
It was A Cloudy Day this Morning and Was Expected day for an Overflow of FatehSagar and Around 1.00 pm Today The Gates of FatehSagar were opened 1 Inch.
UdaipurBlog Team Congrats All Udaipur Lovers and UdaipurBlog Readers.. May This Rainfall Last For More Time and Overflow Continues 🙂 😀
Here Are Some Pictures UdaipurBlog Recieved By Its Readers Enjoy 🙂
Thanks to Archit Kataria, Monika Jain and Bhaskar.com For the Clicks 🙂
Also Check : Facebook Album of Hitesh Chordia
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We will Keep Uploading the Photos of Your Loved Lake Now and Then 🙂 😀 Enjoy .. Udaipur Rocks
Also You can Email US your Videos or Photos on info@udaipurblog.com
Here We Are Udaipur!!! Again It was an Awesome Mausam Yesterday.. So Planned out to Pay a Visit To Both The Lakes (Pichola and Fatehsagar) and Also We Had a Visit to Beautiful Place – Gangaur Ghat – It Is The Best Place to See Lake Pichola From a Different Angle. Than We Had A Visit to Swaroop Sagar Lake. After Getting a Few Pictures from Their we Visited Wolkem Garden Before Fatehsagar.
Finally We Were at FatehSagar 😀 On The Entry We Could See Water Coming from Dewas Channel Via Swaroop Sagar. Than we Moved ahead It qas Awesome Seeing Lakes Filled With Water, 😡 But It felt Bad that the Water Plant(Jal Kumbhi) From Swaroop Sagar Also Moved Into The Lakes 🙁 . Then We Paid a Visit to Main Gates Of Fatehsagar Pal (Water Level Reached – 3) .
But the Real Thing That Made Pleasure was Seeing The Madaar Water Coming Into The Fatehsagar (On Dewali Side Entry). It Was Lovely and Without Wasting Much Time We Took Videos and Pictures. 😀 😀
I Hope You All Would Love Our Work and Hard Work 😉 Just For Our City Friends 😀
See The Video Below of The Exclusive Water Coming from Bada Madaar. ➡
Also Check Out The Pictures Of Our Visit to The Lakes Below.. Enjoy!! 🙂 😆
