Sunday, November 17, 2019



                                                                                                         


THE Pushkar Fair, also called the Pushkar Camel Fair or locally as Kartik Mela or Pushkar ka    Mela is an annual multi-day livestock  fair and cultural fĂȘte held in the of Pushkar (RajasthanIndia)
The fair starts with the Hindu calendar month of Kartik and ends on the Kartik Purnima, which typically    overlaps with late October and early November in the Gregorian calendar.




the Pushkar fair is one of India's largest camel, horse and cattle fairs. Apart from the trading of livestock, it is an important pilgrimage season for Hindus to the Pushkar lake.


Thousands of people go to the banks of the Pushkar Lake where the fair takes place. Men trade their livestock, which includes camels, horses, cows, sheep and goats.[8] Rural families shop at the handicraft stalls full of bracelets, clothes, textiles and fabrics
                                                                                     




A camel race starts off the festival, with music, songs and exhibitions to follow. Between these events, the most waited for is the test of how the camel is able to bring the items. In order to demonstrate, the men go up on the group of camels one after another.