One of the biggest celebrations of India for that Indians and outside India waiting for almost a year. Since the rann of kutch celebration starts from October to February and after that accommodations have been closed and reopen until October. Rann of kutch festival is the biggest salt desert in the world. Rann Utsav is held in Gujarat state and it is the famous festival of kutch. This festival celebration starts under the full moon sky and organized all activities under the open skin white sand. It is known as the desert Carnival- Rann Utsav 2019 which begins from 28th October to 23rd February.
Additionally, this mesmerizing desert carnival has been arranged by Gujarat Government every year during the winter season with a tag of “Kutch Nahi Dekha to Kuch Nahi Dekha”. If you are planning to visit this place, then you should know these important points before land to Bhuj the capital of kutch.
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Things To Do At Rann Utsav
There are so many things you can do at the rann of kutch which is one of the greatest desert festivals in Asia. You need to take at least 4 to 5 days to explore the beauty and culture of rann Utsav. Rann of kutch festival is all about color, culture, and expressions. To dive into the beauty of white sand then you should do the following things:
- Go and spend time with the full moon
- You can also enjoy a cultural fiesta of Gujarat city
- Experience a range of adventurous things and sightseeing to make an amazing day and a memorable one.
- Explore balloon ride in Kutch
- Try beaching in Mandvi
- Shopping at the fair of Rann Utsav
- Taste delicious food of Gujarat
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Rann Of Kutch Attractions
1. Handicrafts
You will find amazing and unique masterpieces since the people of kutch have been doing artistic handicrafts from years. You can see various types of crafts namely weaving, patchwork, Rogan art, Tie and dye and other ethnic style embroidered items. Explore the fair and get a chance to experience the handwork of artistic pottery, wood carving, shell work, and metal crafting. If you love to wear and shop accessories then you will get varieties of things here like Hand Wall painting, jewelry items, wood carving, wall paintings, folk textiles, exquisite embroidery, Bandhani sarees, traditional ornaments, and mirror work.
2. Cultural Sufi & Folk songs
You will feel the vibes around Rann Utsav as every local province has a folk live music. That definitely deep down you to stay and listen to it for a full day without getting bored. The group and community voices sing Gujarat folk songs and the Sufi songs which shows love and passion towards cultural beauty through Gujarat language. You will get to feel and observe the folk music at nights since Rann of Kutch tourism arranged it after the full moon comes. In local dialect, the folk singers in Rann Utsav sing the evergreen melody.
3. Kite Festival
To enjoy being around the Rann Utsav, you must participate in kite festival and feel the colorful vibes while flying a kite in the sky which is painted with red, blue, green and other secondary color kites, with mini, medium and giant sizes. This festival is capturing the complete attention of the scene as the sky is full of colorful kites waving to and fro, displaying the true colors and cheerful nature of the Gujaratis.
4. Suf Embroidery
If you want to know more about the embroidery and collect memories from gujarat then get suf embroidery art with you. As it is only found in Gujarat Rann Utsav. This embroidery is an art worked in floss silk thread on a magenta red cotton ground. Also, this form of embroidery is specially used to decorate clothing of brides and also for part of her family’s gifts with a touch of traditional. Triangle and diamond-shaped are basically used for the design pattern.
5. kharek Embroidery
Khaarek is also a unique embroidery work used to stitch thread. This form of stitch thread is known as satin and carried out by Sodha, Rajput and Meghwal communities. You will see many geometrical shapes finely stitched with a high level of precision.
6. Camel Ride
This ride is the activity one does not miss during Rann of Utsav. Experience the ride on bumpy ride throughout the white desert. And if you do not know the fact that camel is also known as the ship of the desert in Kutch.
7. Hot Air Balloon Ride
To explore the kutch city above the ground land then you should definitely try the hot air balloon ride and experience the beautiful and colourful experience around you of rann of kutch or rann utsav.
8. Scrumptious Food
To taste the mouth watering and delicious food you need to try gujarati cuisines. Some of the famous one are dhokla, khakhra, khandvi, and fafda. These food items are the most demanding and tasty for tourists who visit Rann of Kutch. And don’t miss a chance to try Thali- the king of all Thalis which is the special item of Gujarat.
9. Tent City For Stay
To experience the days under full moon sky then try staying in a tent city which is specially form for tourists to use it to stay during their tenure of exploring the festival. You will get the tent in two type’s namely traditional style and luxury format. They are provided with all the household luxury.
How To Reach Rann Of Kutch
Are you planning to visit Kutch to experience the festival vibes around Rann Utsav? There are two modes of transport to reach Rann of Kutch. You can either take the train or flight from your city.
By train:
If you are planning to get down in kutch by train. Then drop at the Bhuj station which is the nearest station to the Dhordo village. But, you can also get down at Rajkot railway station which is 175 km from the tent city Dhordo Village. It takes a long time to reach rann of kutch so plan your tour according to the journey.
By flight:
In addition, you need to book train tickets before 3-4 months of your trip planning otherwise it gets difficult to book available seats. To reach Rann of Kutch by flight you can take your flights from your city to bhuj airport rather than landing to Kutch airport. Because the distance from kutch airport is about 104 km. On the other hand, distance from bhuj airport to rann of kutch is about 98 km. So, it is better for you to get down at Bhuj airport and then take a cab or car to see the beauty at rann of kutch.
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