Puskar Fair-Camel Festival

These spiritual destinations are considered as Mecca and must visit spiritual destination of India Tours. It is told that in a battle lord Brahma killed the demon Vajra Nabh with a holy flower lotus, whose flower petal blew down to earth and brought in three distinguishes in and around Pushkar where lakes sprang up. According to legends, Pushkar Lake was surrounded by 500 temples and 52 palaces (various rajas and maharajas preserved palaces here for religious journey) at one point. Today, the Brahma temple of Rajasthan is considered to be the most substantial temple and is, in fact, the solely Brahma temple of India!

So, the tourists who want to explore Rajasthan in its incredible zestfulness, fairs and festivals of Rajasthan especially the Pushkar Fair is the best time and the best means to realize the spiritual attraction while navigating the spiritual city of Pushkar and its vibrant culture. Among all the fairs and festivals of Rajasthan, this Pushkar Fair is the most appealing and most famous among the international travelers and tourists.

The picturesque lake of Pushkar is set in a valley about 11 kilometres northwestward of another famous spiritual city of Rajasthan Dargah Shariff of Hazrat Khwaja Muinuddin Chisty - an ornament to the city of Ajmer. The city of Ajmer is surrounded by hills on three sides and sand dunes on its one side. 

Pushkar Fair draws a fascinating location and a suiting backdrop for the yearly the world’s largest cattle fair. The local people in their turbaned heads, colorful humeral veil and skirts of women, bestow alive the exsiccated desert escape. The attire of village women with coloured clothes makes the entire Pushkar Fair a colourful one. At Pushkar Lake, alcohol and non-vegetarian food is prohibited as it is purely sacred destination Tours of India.

These five days of Pushkar Fair are a point of rest and jollification for the dwellers, in spite of being the most meddling for them, as this is one of the biggest cattle fairs in India and the largest Camel Fair in the world where animals, mainly camels, are brought from miles around. Trading is brisk as several thousand heads of cattle exchange hands. All the camels in the Pushkar Fair are cleaned, washed, decorated, some are interestingly shorn to class patterns, and exceptional stalls are set up selling attire and jewelry for the camels. Camels at the Pushkar fair are adorned with great care. 

They bear jewelry of silver and drops. There are silver bells and bangles roughly their ankles that jingle-jangle when they pass by. A pertaining rite is the shrill of a camel’s nose. During this Pushkar Fair, camel races contest is being held. The most eye catching event is the camel beauty contest, where they are ornamented and demonstrated. The camels fleece before the herds, savoring every minute of the attention they get. It is also believed that for five days each year, all the gods visit Pushkar and consecrate the devout. This explains the unbelievable number of lovers who flock to the lake to wash off their sins.

The Pushkar Fair in Rajasthan in North India is an exotic celebration of the colors of life. Come to Pushkar on a Pushkar Tour and see the largest camel fair in the world. Watch folk dancers dressed in colorful costumes dance to the rhythm of a desert melody and see India Tours beauty contest with a difference - for the contestants are all camels! Pushkar is full of surprises, so prepare to be amazed by the color and energy of the desert carnival at Pushkar. You can enjoy tours to fascinating Pushkar with India Profile.
Pushkar is a pilgrimage site in the North Indian state of Rajasthan. For most of the year Pushkar is a tranquil town with a calm and relaxing ambience. If its tranquility you're looking for, you will find serenity amidst the sand dunes of Pushkar, on a Pushkar India Tours, for most of the year. Pushkar gets into a carnival mood during the Pushkar Fair or Pushkar Mela. Traditionally a camel trading event, the Pushkar Mela has grown to become an international tourist attraction. 

There are also performances by folk musicians and dancers at the Pushkar Fair. You can see the vibrant cultural heritage of Rajasthan on display at the Pushkar Mela. Traditional textiles and handicrafts are also on display. You can shop for silver jewellery and colorful Rajasthani clothes decorated with embroidery and mirror work, at the stalls on India Tours in the Pushkar Mela.

It is an occasion for villagers from far and near to gather together and enjoy a welcome break from their harsh life of the arid desert. And enjoy they do! In dazzling style and colors. It is an occasion for Hindu pilgrims to converge for a holy dip in the sacred Pushkar Lake to "wash away the sins of a lifetime" and pay obeisance at the you see India Tours only Brahma temple in the world.

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