The world’s largest camel fair – the Pushkar Fair held annually in Pushkar, Rajasthan, begins on ‘ashtami’ or 8th day of lunar calendar and continues till full moon (Kartika Poornima). This livestock fair coincides with the climaxing of a religious celebration. A riot of colors and a frenzied burst of activity mark the celebration of Pushkar Fair.
A major tourist attraction in Rajasthan, Pushkar Fair witnesses hundreds and thousands of people from all around the state and from worldwide gathering at Pushkar to enjoy and make merry during this colorful festival. Pushkar being one of the five ‘dhams’ or pilgrim centers held in high esteem by Hindus, immense religious fervor is also associated with the celebration of Pushkar fair. During this fair, thousands of devotees converge for a holy dip at the Pushkar Lake to wash away their sins and pay obeisance at the only Brahma Temple in the world.
Pushkar Fair celebrations include an attractive and lively spectacle with Rajasthani men and women in colorful traditional attires, saffron robed and ash-smeared ‘sandhus’ (holy men), and thousands of bulls, cows, sheep, goats, horses and camels in rich decorated saddles spotted al over the town.
Trading of cattle, camel races and dazzling displays of bangles, brassware, clothes, camel saddles, and halters make the celebrations of Pushkar Fair all the more colorful. Necklaces of glass beads from Nagaur, pottery, printed textiles from Jodhpur and Ajmer are all on sale at this fair. Farmers, cattle traders and breeders buy and sell cattle, leather whips, saddles, etc.
In the afternoons during the fair, hoards of people flock to the stadium where camels, horses and cows are paraded and raced. All these and much more fun and frolic form part of the Celebration of Pushkar Fair in Rajasthan.
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