Location: Shilpgram, Near Taj Mahal, Agra

Time: February

Duration: 10 days

Organized by: Uttar Pradesh Tourism

Significance: Celebrated to promote rich arts, crafts, culture, cuisine, dance and music of the state

Highlights: A procession taken out in the typical Mughal era style, food festival, performances by folk musicians and dancers, etc

Ten days Carnival : The Taj Mahotsav is a non-stop 10 day carnival held annually at Shilpgram, near Tajmahal. The impressive festival commences with a spectacular procession inspired by Mughal splendor. Bedecked elephants and camels, drum beaters, folk artists and master craftsmen together recreate the glorious past of the Mughals.

The Taj Mahal Mahotsav area comes alive culture, crafts and traditions. It is a great opportunity for legendary artisans to display their exquisite works of art. Marble of course rules the festivities each year for obvious reasons.

 The Taj Mahotsav is a non-stop 10 day carnival held annually at Shilpgram, near Tajmahal. The impressive festival commences with a spectacular procession inspired by Mughal splendor. Bedecked elephants and camels, drum beaters, folk artists and master craftsmen together recreate the glorious past of the Mughals.

The Taj Mahal Mahotsav area becomes a live culture, crafts and traditions. It is a great opportunity for legendary artisans to display their exquisite works of art. Marble of course rules the festivities each year for obvious reasons.

Special Tour Itineraries for Taj Mahotsav : Group Tours to India takes you on Golden Triangle tour, where you can visit Delhi, Agra, and Jaipur. These three cities are main travel destinations of India, known for many historic buildings and monuments. An India tour package would cover these three destinations in Golden Triangle tour. The city of Delhi offers delights at every turn. From dynamic Delhi we would move on to amazing Agra and its surrounding area, which contains many superb monuments built by the Mughal emperors. Experience royalty at the majestic palaces and interesting structures of Jaipur.

The Taj Mahotsav : The annual festival of Taj Mahotsav is held during 18th to 27th of February every year. The venue is Shilpgram, near Taj Mahal. The festival is an ode to the rich cultural heritage of Uttar Pradesh. Lasting for 10 days, the festival is an everlasting experience. The festival is a continous 10 days celebration, with artists from all over India showcasing there talent. Taj Mahotsav is one of the spectacular festival in India and is organized by Uttar Pradesh Tourism. Spring time is the time of the year when nature dawns all it's colourful grandeur and Agra bursts into colourful celebrations. For 10 days there is a sheer celebration of Uttar Pradesh's rich heritage of arts, crafts, culture, cuisine, dance and music. It is the time of Taj Mahotsava. There are festivities all around and Agra truly puts on the colours of joy and gets modified into one non-stop carnival. It is one of the major attractions for tourists, as it draws thousands of visitors to Agra from India as well as abroad. During the festival, Agra and Taj comes to a new life with heaps of activities. The whole place looks like a mini Uttar Pradesh market.

The Festival Attractions  :

The Performances
The festival invites best artists from all over India. The folk artists, musicians, dramatists and other artisans gather at the 10 days celebration and enliven the environment. Throughout the Taj Mahotsav, one can experience a profusion of folk music and dances of Bundelkhand, 'Nautanki' (Drama), 'Sapera' dance of Rajasthan, Lavani of Maharashtra, Kathakali of Kerala and other folk dance.

Shopping
The whole place becomes a small market, where one can get handicrafts, antiques, woodwork, ivorywork and other speciality items of Uttar Pradesh. Exquisite crafts like marble inlays, wood carvings from Saharanpur; brass and other metal-ware from Moradabad; handmade carpets of Badohi; the blue pottery of Khurja; the Chikan work of Lucknow; the silk of Banares are exhibited during the Taj Festival.

Cuisine
A main attraction of Taj Festival is the Food-festival, a gathering of the chefs and speciality cooks of Uttar Pradesh specialities. Mughlai cuisine is the main cuisine of the state. It has been localised by the villages and towns. Some of the major delicacies are the Mughalai items of Lucknow, Vegetarian delight of Varanasi, Non vegetarian delights of Lucknow and Agra.Satisfy your taste buds with the exotic cuisine's and delicacies prepared by some of the oldest exponents and the typical preparations from the interiors of Uttar Pradesh at the Food Festival here.

Description : The Taj Mahotsava is another very popular festive in India. Taj Mahotsava that is held annually at Agra is a colorful display of the Arts, Crafts, Culture and Cuisine of the Braj area. Organized by UP Tourism and held as an annual event at the Shilpgram, Taj Mahotsava is a fitting tribute to the legendary skills of master craftsmen of Uttar Pradesh. The things that are on display include Marble work and Zardozi from Agra, Zari work from Benaras, hand printing from Farrukhabad, Chikankari from Lucknow, brassware from Moradabad and glassware from Firozabad among others.

 One of the best time to travel to Agra is during the grand Taj Mahotsav or the Taj Festival. It is a ten-day event, the Taj Mahotsav at Agra is a festive introduction to India and to the state of Uttar Pradesh. With the mesmerizing Taj Mahal serving as the backdrop for the annual festival, the annual Taj Mahotsav is usually held in the month of February.

Taj mahotsav is organized by uttar pradesh tourism,Taj Mahotsav is a culturally vibrant platform that brings together the finest Indian crafts and Cultural nuances. From folk music, shayari (poetry), classical dance performances, elephant and camel rides to games and a food festival, the event is a celebration of traditional Indian art forms and crafts.The main events of this festival include classical dance performances by leading dance exponents and musical recitals by maestros, apart from display of various craft products and cultural shows.

Taj Mahotsav is celebrated at Agra in the month of February for ten days. Organized by the Uttar Pradesh Tourism, the Taj Mahotsav is mainly dedicated to the promotion of Uttar Pradesh's rich arts, crafts, culture, cuisine, dance and music. Infact, it serves as an acknowledgment to the craftsmen as well as the exponents of art, music and cuisine. The venue of the festival of Taj Mahostav is Shilpgram, which is stone's throw away from Taj Mahal. The festival starts with a procession including bejeweled elephants and camels, drum beaters, folk artists and master craftsmen.