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Jambheshwar Fair
In the Month of February - March Jambheshwar Fair is held in the Village Mukam of Tehsil Nokha, Bikaner district twice a year on Phalgun Bundi Amavasya and Ashvin Bundi Amavasya in the memory of the founder of the Bishnoi sect Jambheshwar ji.
The temple at Mukam has the samadhi of Jambheshwarji and a life-size portrait adorns the central hall. On the ground floor, there are five rooms, one of which is used to store grain offered by the visitors and the rest serve as a guest house. The grain which is offered at the temple is used to feed pigeons, peacocks and birds throughout the year beside the temple, built specifically for this purpose.
A large fair is held in February-March on Phalgun Budi Amavasya every year. It is attended by people from Punjab, Delhi, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, apart from the local visitors.
The second fair, which is a smaller, localised affair, is attended by people coming in from neighbouring villages on camels, bullock carts and even on foot. The number of shops is lesser and comprises mostly of sellers from Nokha, Himmatsar and Bikaner. They sell general merchandise, which caters to the needs of the rural people such as foodstuff, hides, cloth etc.
Travel Information Road :The village Mukam is 15 kms. away from Nokha. Regular buses plying from Bikaner to Jaipur, Bikaner to Salasar and Nokha to Sujangarh stop by at the Mukam bus stand. Nokha is 60 kms. from Bikaner on the Bikaner-Jodhpur Road. It is also a railhead of the Northern Railway.
Shekhawati Festival
Shekhawati means "the Garden of Shekha" named after Rao Shekhaji of Amarsar (1433-88). It is not a single village or town but a large area in north-eastern Rajasthan which lies between Bikaner, Jaipur and Delhi and comprises Sikar, Jhunjhunu and Churu districts.
Shekhawati is known the world over for the exquisite frescoes that adorn the walls and the ceilings of the buildings here. It is often called an open air museum because nowhere else in the world is there such a large concentration of frescoes. These frescoes are an interesting depletion of the history of this region.
The earlier frescoes were financed by the Rajputs till 1820 and later the rich business community - the Marwaris, patronised this art. Sikar was founded in the late 17th century, and was the largest 'thikana' (feudal state) under Jaipur. The fort and temples of Gopinath, Raghunath and Madan Mohan with remarkable frescoes are worth visiting.
For a broad-based discovery of Shekhawati's culture, the festival is spread over a number of venues - Nawalgarh, Sikar, Jhunjhunu and Churu. The programmes include a one day tour of the region, camel and jeep safaris, farm visits, rural games, cultural programmes, havelis competition and fireworks.
Access Air :Jaipur is the adjacent airport, 142-km away.
Road : Jaipur is 142-kms from Nawalgarh by road.
