Ghoomar Festival to be celebrated on Nov 19

Jaipur: Deputy Chief Minister and Tourism and Arts & Culture Minister Diya Kumari announced that the Ghoomar Festival - 2025, a grand celebration of Rajasthan’s traditional dance form, will be held for the first time simultaneously at all seven divisional headquarters of the state — Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Ajmer, Udaipur, Kota, and Bharatpur — on November 19.The state-level celebration will take place on the football ground of Vidyadhar Nagar Stadium in Jaipur.

Chairing a meeting with public representatives and stakeholders at the Rajasthan Tourism Bhawan on Wednesday, Diya Kumari said the Ghoomar dance is a reflection of Rajasthan’s rich cultural heritage and feminine grace. “Ghoomar is not just a dance, it is the cultural identity of Rajasthan,” she said, adding that the festival will serve as a platform to promote the state’s traditional art and culture at a global level.

Diya Kumari appealed to school and college students, homemakers, professional dancers, and working women to take part in the festival and showcase their cultural pride.

She also urged spectators to attend in large numbers, wearing traditional Rajasthani attire to make the event more vibrant and colourful. Participants can register free of cost on the Rajasthan Tourism Department’s official website — ghoomar.rajasthan.gov.in.