Pushkar Camel Fair
villagers from neighboring states flock in with their animals . More than 25,000 camels are traded in Pushkar each year and it makes for the largest trading zone of camels in India . The camel trading in Pushkar is a spectacular event and the panoramic view of the traders waiting with the camels for the customers to buy is an interesting sight to watch . Trust me when I say this but you have to be there to enjoy its sheer magnificence . Even though camels are the focal point of trading in Pushkar , other cattle and livestock are also a part of the
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Pushkar is filled with shops that sell possibly everything that would be required by animals that are bought there . Colorful ornaments and bells of all shapes and sizes adorn the entire town . Every possible shade of yellow , red and pink is visible in the town around the Brahma Temple which is located at the Brahma Sarovar ( Lake ). Once a year , on Kartik Poornima , the full moon night of the Hindu lunar month of Kartik ( October – November ), a religious festival is held in Brahma ’ s honour . Thousands of pilgrims bathe in the holy Pushkar Lake adjacent to
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and be a part of the entertaining performances by artists like ‘ Advaita ’, Prem Joshua band and Harshdeep Kaur . There were singing competitions , bride and groom competitions , promotion of local talents , hot air balloon demonstrations , and many other such events which added to the joyous celebrations .
To understand what makes this small town at the edge of the Thar Desert bulge at the seams with people and camels every year , we must look at its origin . The religious aspect of the mela predates the camel fair by thousands of years ; an event of considerable religious and economic significance that combines the secular and the spiritual , something possible only in India . The Pushkar mela is attended every year by up to 50,000 camels , 900,000 people and , according to Hindu beliefs , 33 million gods – the entire Hindu pantheon . Once a year , this ancient pilgrimage site becomes the stage for a unique show where faith and commerce
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the temple . Various rites are also held at the temple during the fair . The day also marks the end of the famous Pushkar Camel Fair . |
come together and gyrate in festive spirits . |
trade . Horses and bullocks have become an integral part of this mela in the last few years .
One of the main attractions of this year ’ s mela was the cultural event . People would gather every evening
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