The Maharaja celebrates his Tithi or Indian birthday with traditional pomp and ceremony. The exact date ascertained by the lunar calendar, it is a long and busy day. Early morning visits to the temples in the Mehrangarh Fort and the ancestral cenotaphs at Jaswant Thada; a formal Durbar for family, clansmen, nobles and prominent citizens at Umaid Bhawan Palace where the aforesaid pay their respects with the customary nazar or tribute; a luncheon for senior government and defense officials and finally in the evening, a traditional Mehfil where the ladies of the family, led by the Maharani herself, dance the famous Ghoomar for the Maharaja. ( In December or January, the exact date ascertained by the lunar calendar.)