About Pushkar Camel Fair
50,000 camels, traders and pilgrims in the desert.
The Pushkar Camel Fair is one of the world's largest livestock gatherings, drawing tens of thousands of camels, horses and cattle — and the traders, pilgrims and tourists who follow them — to the Rajasthani desert town of Pushkar each November. Beyond the trading it becomes a swirling carnival of moustache contests, camel races, folk music and Ferris wheels, set against sand dunes and one of Hinduism's holiest lakes. It is a photographer's paradise and a vivid slice of rural Indian life. Go early in the fair for the animals, and stay for the spectacle.
“Camels, dunes and swirling desert colour. A photographer's dream and a vivid slice of India.”
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Things to do around Pushkar
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Pushkar Camel Fair official site
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