Rajasthan has been the land of invasions and wars from time to time. By virtue of the cordial, harmonious and assimilating nature of the general public, there have been growth and evolution of the coordinated/co-mingled culture in Rajasthan. One can find this assimilation and coordination in the religious and social life of the people.
1. It is due to the inherent spirit of religious tolerance that the both the Hindus and the Muslims can be seen in the Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti Dargah at Ajmer to pray and to seek blessings for the fulfillment of their long cherished desires. Similarly, at the tombs of folk deities as Gogaji and Ramdeoji, the people of all communities gather irrespective of their communal differences. This is an example of the spirit of communal harmony.
2. One can see the spirit of coordination and unisom between the Hindu and the Muslim cultures in respect of their social life, their ways of dining, living, dressing up, entertainments, customs and rites. Akbar Jalebi, Khurasani Khichari, Babar Badi, Pakauri and Moongori in our foods have been included because of the Mughal impact. Muslim, velvet, Norangshahi, Bahadurshahi textiles in our costumes show the Mughal impact. Similar impact they have left on our entertainments as kite-flying, pigeon game, etc.
3. The Hindu-Muslim architectural styles are the great indicators of the coordinated culture. Our Rajas and Maharajas used marble in the buildings under the Mughal impact. Architects made gardens, galleries and fountains as well as furnished the walls with the creeping plants. In fact the Rajasthani art and culture have all the inherent traits of the coordinated culture which remains always open to modernity, adaptability, acceptance, tolerance and assimilation, at the same time retaining and preserving its originality.
