Pushkar Fair

Indian exquisite adds to its diversity of events and unity in every occasion to its vibrant to its richness. Adding to the culture, heritage and rich meaningful traditions there is much more to add to the impeccable ideas of trade, color, fun and fashion.

What would anyone look forward to from a dry land other than stretches of sands and sand dunes, possibly an oasis and people who live by livestock…  what a holiday in a desert land can quicken you other than quick stand???!!!

Here is what took me aback!!! As I sketched my road through the dunes in India I beacon you to join the roads!!! The road to Pushkar,  a lively town in Ajmer a district in the state of rajasthan. A land I discovered as I travelled was known for a site of pilgrimage for Hindu devotees. There are these fascinating tales I learnt about like the pond at the “katas raj temple” which seems to be filled by lord Shiva’s tears at the loss of his wife Sati.

The land stretches on the shore of the Pushkar lake. The list of places you can spool from the web… What I thought I’d ebb is about the stunning fair I landed at. The venue was “Pushkar fair”. This birthed with my partial knowledge that a traveler like me could explore the dunes of the Thar Desert on the hunches of the desert ships.

“Pushkar Mela” as addressed by the natives (mela – meaning fair) is 5 long days of celebrating other than just trading all means wrought from their livestock. Especially caramels, it is said that about 50,000 camels from all around is brought to the fair all clad and adorned to be displayed as pride, win the pageants and earn an errand.

All I see is people in all sizes with stunning colours drapped more busier indulging with their bread winners drapping the tall four limbers with goodies and glitters, hues and drapes embodied with the Indian touch. Hitlisted to be the largest camel fairs in the world starts on the time of full moon in the month of November attracting with all its hospitiability of over 3,00,000 spectators every year.

If you think there is no gradeur in the  great terrains of the sands… there is more to sink in other than quick sand… go on and decipher to know “matka phod”, “long moustache” and “bridal competition”.