The Pull of Pushkar
The Pushkar Camel Fair
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Travel Adventures in Rajasthan
The naïve traveler might say that if you’ve seen one camel fair, you’ve seen them all.
Not true.
Those looking for real travel adventures know that there is no such thing as too many camel fairs, especially when it comes to one of the largest camel fairs in the world. The Pushkar ka Mela is different.
A bounty of color
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The annual Pushkar festival in Rajasthan, India, is the ultimate blend of camels, dust, color, cattle, horses, music, smoke and spice, camel bling, acrobats, more dust, snake charmers, dancers, temple bells, more camels, carnival rides, competitions, and endless market stalls.
The mela has the added layer, however, of also being a sacred pilgrimage site.
The dusty camps of the camel traders
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Entering an Ancient and Timeless...
