We arrive in Pushkar!
November 10, 2011 • Spiritual Adventures
From Khejarla we headed further east to the holy town of Pushkar. Normally quiet and serene, it is now bustling with thousands of pilgrims, traders and livestock for the annual Pushkar Camel Fair. We stayed at some tents about 2 kms away from the main fair grounds and traveled back and forth on camel carts.
The atmosphere at the fair is one to behold. So much going on at any point in the day. Traders here from all over the state and neighboring states as well to sell and buy camels, horses and cattle. We arrived later afternoon, checked into our tents and made our way down to the fair. Wisps of smoke rising all over the place as traders lit fires to cook dinner and stay warm as desert temperature drops rapidly. Quite surreal!
The dirt road to the camp site
We head off to the camel fair
Traders preparing dinner as the sun sets
Camel dung is used for fuel, ferterlizer and more....
Water tanks have been set up around the fair grounds for the thousands of camels present
Rajasthani men are known for their moustaches. They even have a competition for this at the fair.
What fascinates me at these big events is the need to feed everyone and what it takes...
Hundreds of stalls all over the place with a variety of food
It's so nice just to stand and watch these masters cook for hundreds of people
A ferris wheel in motion at night
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