The Mewar Festival is celebrated to welcome the advent of spring. It coincides with the festival of Gangaur in Udaipur and has a unique charm about it. The festival of Gangaur is very significant for women of Rajasthan. It is a time for them to dress up in their best clothes and participate in the festival.

History
Udaipur is the jewel of Mewar kingdom ruled by the Sisodia dynasty for 1200 Years. The foundation of the city has an interesting legend associated with it. According to it, Maharana Udai Singh, the founder, was hunting one day when he met a holy man meditations on a hill overlooking the Lake Pichhola.The hermit blessed the Maharana and advised him to build a palace at this favorable located spot with a fertile valley watered by the stream, a lake, an agreeable altitude and an amphitheater of low mountains. Maharana followed the advise of the hermit and founded the city in 1559 A.D.

Mewar has always been regarded as the land of poignant traditionality and RajMewar Festivalputi sobriety, which makes it a much written about and photographed place in Rajasthan, India. Mewar located in the Aravalli heights is a cold place, much different from the rest of an arid and dry Rajasthan. The Mewar festival as a key fair and festival in Rajasthan, India, is in a class apart from the rest of the travel jamborees undertaken by tourists.

A tour to Mewar festival would include, a visit to Udaipur, which is the place of celebration of Mewar festival and the birthplace of Maharana Pratap, the warrior king of Udaipur. The Mewar festival, as a primal fair and festival in Rajasthan, India has a celebratory run parallel to the famed Gangaur festival. Similar to the deities worshipped during the course of Gangaur, Mewar festival also entails adherence to the same set of idols, which after a long and frothy procession are immersed in the Pichhola Lake with royal accompaniment in big wooden boats.

The Mewar festival like other fairs and festivals in Rajasthan, India is the hotbed of incessant activity and the attendant fun and frolic. The Mewar festival culminates with a dazzling firework display to cap the cultural feast in this royal fair and festival in India as a tour to Mewar festival would reveal. A tour to Mewar festival is also known for its characteristic verve and infectious enthusiasm. The best way to reach Udaipur, the center of all activity, is through Chetak Express, which is named after Mahrana Pratap's slain horse Chetak, with Mahrana Pratap being the nationally recognized hero of Rajasthan.

Places to see
Udaipur is famous for City Palaces, Saheliyon-ki-Bari, The Suraj Gokhada, Pratap Memorial and many more.

Getting there
By Air
Udaipur is well connected to all the major cities which includes Delhi, Mumbai, Jodhpur, Jaipur.
By Road
Rajasthan Roadways run very comfortable deluxe & air conditioned buses from Jaipur, Delhi, Ahmedabad to Udaipur. The roads are very good, and it takes around 8-9 hr. from Jaipur. You can also come by taxi from Jaipur and Ahmedabad.
By Train
Udaipur is connected to many major cities of India. There are daily trains from Delhi, Jaipur.The best train between Delhi and Udaipur, the daily Chetak Express. Trains take around 12 Hrs from Jaipur to Udaipur.