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Rann Utsav – The Desert Festival



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The Great Rann of Kutch in Gujarat is known not just for its different and amazing landscape, however conjointly for its 4-month long desert celebration – Rann Utsav – that glorifies the colourful culture and traditions, aesthetic art and crafts and generous Kutchi welcome of the region. The desert plains of Rann of Kutch transforms into an oasis of domestic and foreign tourists during Rann Utsav, that is organized by Gujarat tourism each year throughout winter. Rann Utsav, the carnival of music, dance and folklore, offers a wonderful chance to the tourists to indulge in leisure, pleasure and merriment. This year, the festival of Rann Utsav is organized with the enlarged scale and scope from 28th October 2019 to 23rd February 2020. The wholesome package of nature’s splendour, fun, amusement, adventure, leisure, sightseeing and cultural ecstasy is waiting to be explored. One of the biggest districts in India, kutch offers a spread of attractions additionally to the famous Rann Utsav festival.



FAMOUS PLACES IN KUTCH 


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If a trip to Rann Utsav 2019-2020 is on the cards, let’s explore the places of interest in Kutch. Around 290 km from the popular Rann Utsav site i.e. Dhordo, the archaeological site at Dholavira offers an insight into the 5000-year recent Indus Valley Civilisation, the palaces of Bhuj house unbelievable art treasures, and millions of fortified villages are worth-visiting for their heritage. The northern and eastern areas of Rann of Kutch comprise a vast white rann called the Great Rann of Kutch, while the southwest is fringed by lovely beaches like Mandvi with soft sands and calm waters. Birds abound at White Rann, lakes and grasslands, while endangered mammals like the wild ass, caracal, wolf and chinkara gazelle can be seen in the Rann and the Banni grassland. Most of all, Rann of Kutch is famous for its rich living heritage of handicrafts – embroideries, bandhani tie-dye, block printings, metal crafts, woodwork, pottery and some rare arts thrive in the district, which makes the festival of Rann Utsav colourful.




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