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 Pushkar Fair

The religious city can be described as a small little hamlet, just around 18 kms from the Ajmer. Pushkar city, is host to an annual event called the Pushkar fair which starts form the month of November. At this moment the rich tradition of Rajasthan comes alive at Pushkar. This fair is visited by foreigners and Indian which is perhaps the largest gathering for a fair from tourists all around the world in Rajasthan to fell the religious thrill and the camel and cattle fair which is said to be the one of the biggest cattle fair in world held in the Hindu month of Kartik or November. The Pushkar fair indeed is a unique experience with the onset of winters bringing the cool winds from the south west, the golden sand dunes reflecting various colours with every phase of the Sun adding to the natural colours are not only the vibrantly dressed men and women or the shops selling various colourful goods, but also the decorated and bedecked Camel and cattle which are at sale here.

At this festival people spontaneously break into a song or a dance and forget their daily miseries and enjoy the camel and the cattle races at the Pushkar. All this adds to the charm of the place and that too with a religious touch to it.

The small city pushkar boast for the only temple in India dedicated to Lord Brahma, creator of the three worlds. with the lake which stands with 52 bathing Ghat on its banks. People throng to these ghat to take a dip in the holy lake and wash away all their sins, as is the popular belief here. It was on the full moon day in the month of Kartik that the lake was formed. This religious reason has given the world an opportunity to be a part of one of the most spectacular fairs of the world.