So then after spending three days in Jaipur, we marched onward to Pushkar to see the huge camel fair. When we arrived we came to know that it is not just a camel fair but also a cultural phenomenon where one experiences vivacious merriment as the atmosphere is alive with vibrantly dressed devotees, musicians, folk dancers, traders, comedians, saadhus and tourists exploring this fabulous fair in Pushkar. At Pushkar, a sacred town in Rajasthan is held a one of a kind fair – the Pushkar Camel Fair, the biggest and most anticipated cattle fair across the world. It is held in the month of November.
He's a happy lad, this one!
According to a rather interesting legend the town was formed when Lord Brahma was on his way to search for a suitable place to perform a fire sacrifice ritual and dropped a lotus to the parched earth and its dew transformed to a holy lake. The lake and its surroundings were then established as the town of Pushkar. To this day Pushkar is a pilgrimage place for Hindus.
