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Morning Scene at the Pushkar Camel Fair
So I decided to wake up early (4:45am) on our first day at the Pushkar Camel Fair and head in to see what life was like pre-dawn. I headed out with my camera on a camel cart and arrived at the fair about 25 minutes later. Traders were slowly waking up. Small fires can be seen here and there with men huddled around them. Masala Chai (tea) brewing over these fires. It’s quite cold relative to day time temperature and some men were even huddled up against their camel.
My favorite time of the day to explore when traveling overseas is dawn. You truly get to see local life waking up and springing into action. Here are some photos from my morning exploration of the fair.
Pushkar camel Fair 2011, Rajasthan.
Hot air balloons take off in the distance making their way slowly across the fair and scaring a few camels in the process.
Traders are intrigued by the sight of hot air balloons. Not something you see often in India.
All throughout the day buying and selling of camels take place.
Camels, camels and more camels. As far as the eye can see...
A camel trader who willingly posed for the photo
A hot cup of masala chai would put a smile on anyone's face in the morning
A good supply of firewood is needed to keep all the campfires going at dawn and dusk
The brownish desert landscape is dotted with Rajasthani men in colorful turbans.
Rajasthan Street Food
Here are a couple of videos on Indian Street Food cooking taken during our time at the Pushkar Camel Fair in Rajasthan. Yummy! This man has been cooking up amazing dishes all night at the Pushkar Camel Fair in Rajasthan. Vijay Kumar, originally from Guwahati in the state of Assam in northeastern ...
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We arrive in Pushkar!
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 c...
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A night in charming Khejarla
We are a few days behind with our blogging about our spiritual adventure due to the non existing internet connection where we’ve been so we are playing catch up here. Khejarla is a charming little village about 90mins east of Jodhpur. We stopped here for a night after leaving Jaisalmer. A l...
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Sadhus at the Pushkar Fair parade
Parade of Sadhus at the Pushkar Fair
Camel Traffic in Rajasthan
Our bus is stuck behind a herd of camels on the highway to Jaipur in Rajasthan.
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