Pushkar Fair, Rajasthan

Festival Dates: Every year in Oct - November

Just 11 km from Ajmer, Pushkar is located. With a unique scenic beauty and more than 400 temples, Pushkar boasts the unrivaled culture and heritage of India. A large number of devotees come here on Pushkar pilgrimage tour from through out the globe. This small delightful lakeside Pushkar area houses the one and only Brahma Temple of the world. To see annual Pushkar Fair of this region tourists from all over the world come here in a flock.

This exciting one of its kind cattle fair in Rajasthan attracts tourists from every corner of the globe. Apart from the 400 big and small temples and 52 ghats, Pushkar's main claim to fame is this cattle fair.

If you come here with Pushkar mela tour packages that time you have to accommodate yourself with camels, cattle, livestock traders, pilgrims, tourists and film-makers.

On the first five days of this Cattle Fair in Pushkar Rajasthan, trading of animals takes place mainly. Though basically it is more famous as Pushkar camel fair, but other animals like horses, cows, goats and sheep are being traded here.

After a long-drawn negotiations are the selling is being done. Witnessing the transaction process is itself a unique experience in many respects.

"Matka Phod", "moustache", and "bridal competition" are some of the major highlights of the fair. A unique, one of its kind beauty contest amongst the camel, is being organized. The final event of the fair is known as 'laadoo oonths'.

All the games and functions are very much a part of the Rajasthani Culture and heritage.

Apart from the animal trading, Pushkar Fair exhibits one of the finest buying experiences. Buy colorful attires and Jewelleries including intricate silver ornaments, hairpins, chains, nose rings, neckbands, waistbands, anklets, toe rings and ivory bangles from the tiny stalls in the fair.

If you want to experience the excitement of Camping then here you can enjoy The Royal Desert Camp, a famous desert camp set up during the Pushkar fair tour package offers fine lodging, dinning and entertainment facilities to its guests.