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Pushkar Festival Rajasthan - Pushkar, the sleepy, little town of eastern Rajasthan, situated on the edge of the beautiful lake is touched comes alive every November, on the eve of the Pushkar Fair. The riot of color and the flurry of activities, otherwise unusual to the town, become the characteristic typifying the Rajasthan Pushkar Festivals.

The liveliness and the large scale participation of people that characterize the Pushkar Fair is unmatched by any other fair. Pushkar Festival in Rajasthan is not only about being the world’s largest camel fair. There is more to it than that. Pushkar Fair is organized and celebrated at Pushkar and its precincts to commemorate its sanctity and fabulous richness. The fair extends to twelve days in the month of Kartika of the Vikram Year or the sometime between the months of October and November according to the Gregorian calendar.

At the Pushkar Fair, business and merriment go hand in hand. The camel races are the most eagerly awaited event where the camels dressed in finery competes with each other. The camels are then made to participate in a musical chair of sorts. Merriment apart, the Rajasthan Pushkar Festivals is a great place to indulge in shopping and recreation as well.

From gaudy turbans, pleated ghagaras and woolen blankets to beaded necklaces, textiles, brassware and an assortment of other household items, the Pushkar Fair assumes the proportion of a massive affair.

The Pushkar Fair and Pushkar Festival in Rajasthan is a breather for the villagers from far and afar who want to grab a share of their fun and take a break from their otherwise harsh life in the arid desert. Some converge to this place with different intentions in mind. The Hindu pilgrims flock to this place during the fair to take a dip into the holy Pushkar Lake to wash away their sins. This act is usually followed by an act of obeisance at the Brahma temple which is the sole temple dedicated to Lord Brahma in the entire world.

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Rajasthan Fairs and Festivals
Pushkar Fair	Kite Festival Jaipur
Camel Festival Jaipur	Gangaur Festival
Desert Festival Jaisalmer	Marwar Festival Jodhpur
Elephant Festival Jaipur	Mewar Festival Udaipur
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