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Bank Holidays in Rajasthan 2017

Rajasthan derives its name from Raja, which means king and sthan, which means land. In terms of land Rajasthan is the largest state in India. A significant portion of the state comprises of desert thar, which makes it uninhabitable. Jaipur is the capital of Rajasthan.

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List of Bank Holidays in Rajasthan 2017

Date Day Holiday
January 14 Saturday
January 26 Thursday
January 28 Saturday
February 11 Saturday
February 25 Saturday
March 11 Saturday
March 13 Monday
March 25 Saturday
April 01 Saturday
April 04 Tuesday
April 08 Saturday
April 09 Sunday
April 14 Friday
April 22 Saturday
May 13 Saturday
May 27 Saturday
June 10 Saturday
June 24 Saturday
June 26 Monday
July 08 Saturday
July 22 Saturday
August 07 Monday
August 12 Saturday
August 15 Tuesday
August 26 Saturday
September 02 Saturday
September 09 Saturday
September 23 Saturday
September 30 Saturday
October 01 Sunday
October 02 Monday
October 14 Saturday
October 19 Thursday
October 20 Friday
October 28 Saturday
November 04 Saturday
November 11 Saturday
November 25 Saturday
December 09 Saturday
December 23 Saturday
December 25 Monday

What to do during bank holidays in Rajasthan?

There are plenty of things that you can do in Rajasthan during a bank holiday. In fact, there are plenty of things to even see during the holidays there. The city has many of the public holidays, the festival holidays and the national holidays that other states in the country have. The national holidays are mandatory holidays in the state of Rajasthan and these include Republic Day, Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanthi. Individuals do a lot of things in Rajasthan including spending some leisure time with family and friends. A lot of people in Rajasthan alsso run their business, so there could be a high possibility that they might close operations on some of the main bank holidays in the state. It is a great time to also spend with the famiy on these days. So, you should make the best use of it and enjoy the same to the hilt. If you are not doing something constructive, you would have probably wasted an opportunity. So, go ahead and enjoy the same to the hilt.

Bank Holidays in Rajasthan

Rajasthan is a great tourist attraction place, because of its palaces, national parks, and forts. The state attracts 14 per cent of the total foreign tourists in the country, due to the unique diversity that the state offers. Rajasthan is well known for its traditional handicrafts and very rich traditions. Wooden furniture, zari embroidery, block prints, tie and dye prints and carpets are major exports from Rajasthan.

Ajmer,Jaisalmer, Jodhpur and Kota are some of the popular cities of Rajasthan. The state has a number of educational institutes including AIMS, Indian Institute of Technology and a National Law University in Jodhpur.

Literacy rate which was very low in Rajasthan has grown leaps and bounds in the last few years. In fact, successive state government's have ensured measures to push through the literacy rates.

Visit Beautiful places around Jaipur during a bank holidays in Rajasthan

There are a lot of beautiful places around Jaipur which you can visit and enjoy during a bank holiday in Rajasthan. There are five very attractive places around Jaipur which you must visit. No need to take a leave to visit these places because these places are within 100 to 150 kms radius. So you can plan trip dring a public holiday in Jaipur.

First comes is Sariska National Park which is located at a distance of 133km from Jaipur in Alwar district. This park is a tiger reserve, not only tiger there are many other animals such as leopard, golden jackal, four-horned antelope, Indian eagle-owl and many more. On the way you can also visit Neelkath Temple, Bhartrihari Temples and Naldeshwar Temple.

Then comes is Mandwa, A wonderful historical place near Jaipur. This is a Perfect destination to choose for Jaipur weekend breaks. This place is around 168 km from the Pink City. Located in Shekhawat, In Mandawa you can visit thousands of years old palaces that are bueatiful, eye-catching murals and architecture. The work of art etched on the walls and ceilings of these Palaces are amazing things to see. Major attractions of Mandwa are Murmuria Haveli, Gulab Rai Ladia Haveli, Jhunjhunwala Haveli, Goenka Chattri and etc. There are many more places one can visit during a bank holiday in Jaipur. So plan wisely.

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