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Dry days in Ajmer, Rajasthan
No. Today (5 November 2026) is not a dry day in Ajmer. Licensed bars and liquor shops can usually sell alcohol unless a last-minute notice applies. Ajmer follows Rajasthan alcohol and dry-day rules. This calendar follows the Rajasthan Excise Department statewide dry-day list: Republic Day, Shaheed Diwas, Mahavir Jayanti, Independence Day, and Gandhi Jayanti. Election or local-order days can still be added at short notice.
On declared dry days, licensed liquor shops and alcohol-serving venues generally cannot sell or serve alcohol.
Legal drinking age note: 18 in common guidance.