The Palace on Wheels is a train of its own kind in the world. The onboard facilities available to guests are absolutely incomparable and difficult to be found on any other train in the world. In addition to royal comforts the Palace on Wheels offers, guests can also enjoy a variety of cultural programs onboard the train and on arrival and stay at every destination. These especially designed programs are organized for enhancing the pleasure of your Place on Wheels 8 days / 7 nights tour.
Guests are accorded a warm reception on their arrival at Delhi and Jaipur. At Jaipur, a shehnai recitation and a herd of colorfully decorated elephants greet them. Many colorful dance and music programs are organized during your travel in the lounge car of the Palace on Wheels. Guests of the Palace on Wheels can enjoy the finest regional dance and music performances by talented artists at every destination of the train.
Live performances of Rajasthani folk dances such as:
Ghoomar Dance : This is a community dance performed in groups by women on propitious occasions. This is a very simple dance where the ladies move gently and gracefully in circles.
Chari Dance : Chari means 'a pot'. This dance involves dancing with a pot, on one's head. A lighted lamp is then placed on the pot.
Kachhi Godhi : In this dance men in colorful costumes perform on well decorated dumm y horses. Holding naked swords in hands the dancers move rhythmically to the beating of drums and pipes.
Fire Dance : Performed by the Jasnathi community of Bikaner, this dance involves a big fire created by the burning wood and charcoal. The men jump in the fire to the accompaniment of drumbeats.
Terah Thali : Performed by the Kamad community of Pokhran and Deedwana town of Rajasthan in honor of the local deity, Baba Ramdeo. In this dance men play a four-stringed instrument called a Chau-tara and the women also hold a sword between their teeth or place pots with lighted lamps on their heads.
Kalbelia Dance : Also famous as 'Snake Charmer'. In this dance the Kalbelia women dance vigorously and gracefully. As the dance progresses, the accompanying music rises in tempo making dancers dance more vigorously giving you a heart throbbing sight.
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