The Pink City is famous for its royal forts, palaces and is the right place for those who love to shop! It is a shopper's paradise. It is a home of traditional and elegant handicrafts and is especially known for the exquisite gold jewelery, precious stones, blue pottery, carving on wood, stone , block print, tie & dye textiles and miniature painting ,lovely handmade and embroidered clothes which includes dresses, dress materials etc. It is the place where the shoppers can actually see the traditional skilled artisans. 

Jantar Mantar - Sawai Jai Singh who also built the five observatories in India built the largest stone observatory in the world, Jantar Mantar. Its complex instruments are excellent for predicting the figures related to the Indian astronomy. Hawa Mahal is the renowned landmark of Jaipur. As against the popular belief, it is not really a palace. It is a sandstone screen veiling the ladies of the court who could watch the proceedings on the road below without being noticed. 

Gangaur festival held in honor of goddess Parvati is celebrated after a few days after Holi in February/March on a grand scale. Primarily a women festival, married women pray for the long life of their husbands and unmarried girls pray for getting a good husband. 
Teej is a major festival in Jaipur celebrated during the months of July/August and dedicated to goddess Parvati. The festival celebrates the onset of the monsoon.