Pushkar Fair - An experience of a lifetime

Pushkar, an important religious place for Hindus, is located only 11 kms from Ajmer in Rajasthan . This little town is famously known for the "Pushkar Fair'.

Also known as Pushkar ka Mela, Pushkar Fair, is the world's largest camel fair held in the holy town of Pushkar in Rajasthan. Pushkar Fair is undoubtedly the world's largest camel fair and it also makes it world's largest cattle fair in general.

Competitions such as the "Matka Phod", "moustache", and "bridal competition" are the main attraction of this fair which attracts thousands of tourists. The festival hosts around 50,000 camels which are sold, decorated, shaved and raced. Visiting Pushkar Fair is indeed an experience of a lifetime.

Have you ever traveled to Pushkar in Rajasthan? Share your experiences.

Yes Chandni, Pushkar Fair in the course of time become very popular among tourists as it is probably the biggest cattle fair in the whole world. Cows, camels, sheep, goats and their traders flood the city. And if price is any indication – in 1940, the costlier camel went for Rs.77, in 2002, the price rose to nearly Rs.12,000.

The fair become a week long fiesta with competitions and state-sponsored entertainment program thrown in. In the course of time, a simple business trade has turned into a tourist event. Storytellers, hypnotists, snake charmers, magicians and monkey trainers will all vie for the attention.

Do you know Pushkar has the only Brahma Temple in the country?

Hi Friends,

I could not stop myself from sharing this interesting pic from Pushkar Mela's Moustache competition. Check it out.

Thanks a lot for posting this amazing picture.

On a lighter note, I wonder if an Indian girl would enjoy doing this; and most of all the 'moustache' bhaisaab I guess will be less interested.

Your views ladies....

Gayatri is right. Pushkar is one of the sacred places for the Hindus, with 400 temples of which the most important is dedicated to Lord Brahma - the creator of the universe. Fifty-two ghats bind the Pushkar lake. During the days of the mela, the otherwise tranquil lake is engulfed with religious fervor. Thousands of devotees collect to take a dip, sadhus descend from the Himalayas and people pray for salvation to the sound of verses from the Holy Scriptures, which fill the air.

Thereafter, in the afternoon people crowd the stadium where camels, horses, and cows are paraded and raced. Camels are bought and sold during the Pushkar fair.

You really have to visit Pushkar fair to witness this amazing rural trading bazaar.