Pushkar Fair

Experience one of the India's most spectacular festival, the annual Pushkar fair in Rajasthan. It is a unique festival that falls in the month of October - November and is the major attraction for the tourists from all over the world. It is the India's largest and most colorful livestock and religious festival. During the Pushkar Camel Festival, thousands of people from all over the country gather at Pushkar during the fair when approximately 50,000 camels are sold, decorated and raced.

Pushkar, the gem of Rajasthan is the also the famous Hindu pilgrimage site. It is the only place with the Brahma temple is located besides the Pushkar Lake. The place is full of natural beauty and the pilgrims from all over the world come to bathe at the Pushkar lake (which is considered sacred by the Hindus).

During the festival, the whole expanse of desert, dotted with thousand of camels and camping families looks amazing beautiful. The major highlight of the festival is the camel racing, followed by the singing and dancing in the amphitheater. Apart from that camels sporting ornamental saddles and headdresses and decorated with ribbons are sold here. Locals are dressed colorfully during the festival. Men are seen wearing crisp white dhotis and colorful turbans. While women adorn themselves with the bright color cholis, ghagra and beautiful silver jewelery.


This seven day festival at Pushkar paint the town bright with various hues of colors. Each and every day of the festival is full of fun and merriment. Apart from the camel races, its other attractions are traditional Rajasthani dances, puppetry shows, camel beauty contest and Laadoo Oonth. Tourists can explore the local markets for camel saddles, textiles, glass bangles, tie and dye, chains, nose rings, necklaces, waistbands, anklets, toe rings, hairpins and the ivory bangles worn from wrist to shoulder.

Tourists get the chance to take the Camel Safari at the Thar Desert. Above all they share the pleasure of staying in the Maharaja's places, which gives them the opportunity to discover more of the fascinating life of Rajasthan.