Facilities in Udaipur, available for conferences, exhibitions, and performances (see individual entries for details): Durbar Hall, Fateh Prakash Palace; Lake End Hotel Hall; Laxmi Vilas Palace Hall; Municipal Council Town Hall (M.L. Sukhadia Rang Munch); P.P. Singhal Chamber of Commerce Hall; Park Hotel Hall; Railway Training Auditorium; Sangeet Raj Bhawan Hall.

Fairs and Festivals in Udaipur (see individual entries for details): Some of the celebrations are Hariyali Amavasya Fair; Taziyas (a Muslim festival); Gangaur Festival; Dussehra Festival; Deepawali Festival; Holi Festival.

fakirs, Muslim ascetics.

Falichra, 55 km. from Udaipur, near Mavli. The estate is that of the descendants of Rawat Rukmanged's son, Harinath of KOTHARIA, their title being 'Thakur'. Maharana Raj Singh II gave Harinath, son of Nath Singh, the Falichra jagir.

Genealogy: Harinath I; Nath Singh; Shobhnath; Jorawarnath; Harinath II; Pratapnath; Bakhtwarnath; Shambhunath.

falio (headgear): see PAG.

Family names. Traditionally, Indians do not have surnames; the family name, or surname, was a British introduction. Indians were always known by their given name (first name). Often, especially in Rajasthan and the Punjab, the name 'Singh' (Lion) is added, it being a common Rajput and Sikh name. Following this, the clan, village, town or district to which they belong, either before or after their name identifies them. In Mewar, Rawal Kalbhoj (734-753), who was given the name BAPPA RAWAL, although he actually founded the Mewar dynasty by calling himself the Rawal of the new Kingdom (or State) of Mewar, retained his family's identifying name of Guhilot (from the Guhilot dynasty founded by Rawal Guhil in ca 569 AD). Thus members of the Mewar royal family of the kingdom of Mewar were subsequently known as Guhilots until Rawal Ratan Singh I (1302-1303). His successor, Hamir Singh I (1326-1364), not directly in line but nevertheless a member of the royal family, not only changed the title of 'Rawal' to 'Maharana' (see HAMIR SINGH I, MAHARANA) but also changed the royal family's name from 'Guhilot' to 'Sisodia', Hamir having come from the town of Sisoda. Thus he was called, officially, Maharana Hamir Singh (of) Sisodia. When Maharana Udai Singh II (1537-1572) founded the new capital of Udaipur, he became known as the Maharana of Udaipur, the erstwhile Kingdom of Mewar then becoming known, officially, as the Kingdom of Udaipur. However, the present head of the royal family, now calls himself 'Arvind Singh Mewar'. This eventuated when his father, Maharana Bhagwat Singh (Sisodia), to preserve the family's and the kingdom's famous name and heritage, officially changed his title from 'Maharana of Udaipur' to the former 'Maharana of Mewar' (see also MAHARANA). In addition, the ruler of a clan was also known simply as the area he ruled; for example, the Choondawat ruler of Salumbar was often known simply as 'Salumbar'. Today, despite tradition and probably because of British Raj influence, this final identifying name is accepted as the surname or family name-for example 'Nehru', as in Jawarharlal Nehru, or his daughter, Indira Nehru, before her marriage to Feroze Gandhi.

Family Split: see MEWAR FAMILY SPLIT.

famines, 1661, see RAJ SINGH I, MAHARANA; 1764: see ARI SINGH II, MAHARANA.

farman (firman), a royal decree.

Fashion Shows, part of the Commercial Division of the MAHARANA MEWAR INSTITUTION TRUST.