The old Shiv temple is a marble temple located on the banks of a rivulet. The temple has a kund or a reservoir. According to legends, this place was originally the place where Draupadi's 'swayamvara' was held.
Tarnetar Fair of Gujarat is a popular husband-hunt fair. During this fair young women with colorful dress walk through the Tarnetar Fair and choose their groom among the young men who assemble under gorgeously embroidered umbrellas.
In the Tarnetar Fair of Gujarat, you will find a unique synthesis of folk music, folk art and color. The Tarnetar Fair is well known for its Rasda and Hudo dances where the dancers clap their hands and stamp their feet according to the rhythm of music. Rasada is a Gujarati folk dance performed by hundreds of women in colorful dresses at the Gujarat Tarnetar Fair.
The pond near the Shiva temple in the Tarnetar Fair in Gujarat is also considered to be sacred whereby the people sprinkle holy water on their bodies.
For the people of Gujarat, the Tarnetar Fair is an occasion to meet friends. The Tarnetar Fair in Gujarat is also a market place for buying and selling cattle and crops. The atmosphere of the Gujarat Tarnetar Fair is full of color, music, dance, fun, frolic and love. Numerous temporary stalls are set in the Tarnetar Fair ground that sells variety of local handicrafts, jewelry, colorful banjara, etc.
Last Updated on : 30 September 2011
