ABSTRACT

Festivals work as blood for our culture and heritage. There are many festivals in the Hadoti region, but no complete synopsis of all offered festivals exists, especially of the small local festivals. The region comprises four districts, namely Kota, Bundi, Baran and Jhalawar. This chapter aims to focus on the festivals and fairs of the Hadoti region of Rajasthan state. The state of Rajasthan is located in the northwestern part of the subcontinent. The chapter also aims to examine the festivals as an important tourism product for economic development. It suggests that the local festivals of Hadoti have both social and economic impacts. However, there are some important lessons to be learned. The local festivals of Hadoti region are naturally instrumental in enhancing local tourism and in making a major contribution to the economy. Festivals are a key strategy in promoting those places that have suffered from underinvestment and have been essentially abandoned.