Rajasthan GK Questions 2026

The Urs, which marks the anniversary of a saint's death, understood as his union with God, is held at Ajmer every year in the month of Rajab and draws pilgrims of every faith.

The correct answer is A, Katariyasar in Bikaner district, the seat of the sect founded by Jasnathji, whose followers, the Siddhs, perform the agni nritya or fire dance on a bed of live coals to the beat of the drum, a performance that has become one of the signatures of…

Jambhoji, born at Pipasar in Nagaur district, laid down this code, among whose rules are the bans on cutting green trees and on killing animals, and the sect has its main seat at Mukam near Nokha in Bikaner district.

The phad of Devnarayanji, the deity of the Gurjars whose shrine stands at Malaseri Dungri in Asind of Bhilwara district, is the longest of the painted scrolls, and it is sung by Gurjar bhopas to the stringed jantar.

People bitten by snakes are still brought to his shrines, his thread is tied by farmers, and the great Parbatsar cattle fair of Nagaur district is held in his name.

Ramdevra, the old Runicha, lies in Pokhran tehsil of Jaisalmer district, and the fair that begins on the second day of the bright half of Bhadrapada brings pilgrims of every caste and of both religions, many walking for days with flags.

Gogamedi lies in Nohar tehsil of Hanumangarh district, and the fair held there on Goga Navami in the month of Bhadrapada is one of the largest in northern Rajasthan, drawing both Hindu and Muslim worshippers, who call the deity Jahar Peer.

Pabuji was a Rathore hero of Kolu in the Jodhpur country who, in the folk account, died while defending the cows of Deval, a Charan woman, and he is worshipped above all by camel herders, who bring sick animals to his shrine.

The Desert Festival is held at Jaisalmer in the month of Magh, in the cool season, with camel races, turban tying competitions, folk music and dance in the sands near the Sam dunes, and it is among the best known tourism events of the state.

The Mallinath cattle fair is held at Tilwara in Barmer district in the month of Chaitra, on the bank of the Luni, and it is the great horse fair of Rajasthan, where animals of the Malani breed are bought and sold; it is named after the folk hero Rao Mallinath.

The dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, the founder of the Chishti order in India, is at Ajmer, and the Urs held there in the Islamic month of Rajab is the largest Muslim gathering in Rajasthan, attended by pilgrims of many faiths.

The Elephant Festival is held at Jaipur around Holi, with decorated elephants in procession, and it is one of the tourism festivals promoted by the state.

Gangaur is the worship of Gauri, that is Parvati, with Ishar, that is Shiva, and the name itself joins Gan for Shiva with Gaur for Gauri.

The temple of Karni Mata at Deshnok, about thirty kilometres from Bikaner city, is famous for the rats that live in it and are regarded as sacred, and fairs are held there during the Navratras of Chaitra and of Ashwin.

Gogaji, worshipped across Rajasthan as the deity who protects against snakes, has his principal shrine at Gogamedi in Hanumangarh district, and the fair there is held in the month of Bhadrapad on Gogaji Navami.

The shrine of Baba Ramdev is at Ramdevra, also called Runicha, in the Pokhran tehsil of Jaisalmer district, and the fair there is held in the month of Bhadrapad, drawing pilgrims of every community, since Ramdev is honoured as the saint of the oppressed.

The Baneshwar fair is held in Magh at the Baneshwar temple in Dungarpur district, where the Som meets the Mahi, and because the Bhils of the region gather there in very large numbers it is called the Kumbh of the tribals; it combines the worship of Shiva with the Vaishnav…

The Pushkar fair is held at Pushkar in Ajmer district on the full moon of the month of Kartik, beside the Pushkar lake and the Brahma temple, and it is both a bathing fair and the state's most famous camel and cattle market.

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