After an email chat with Marcelle (mentioned in a previous post), she reminded me of the most amazing thing that I left out of my itinerary post. A few other friends had suggested I attend the Pushkar Camel Fair. CAMELS! Lots of them. There are camel rides and camel souvenirs and camel races and even camel beauty contests!
The Pushkar Fair, or Pushkar ka Mela, is the world's largest camel fair held in the holy town of Pushkar in the state of Rajasthan, India. The Pushkar fair is indubitably the world's largest camel fair (and indeed, world's largest cattle fair in general). Competitions such as the "matka phod", "moustache", and "bridal competition" are the main draws for this fair which attracts thousands of tourists. In recent years the fair has also included an exhibition cricket match between the local Pushkar club and a team of random foreign tourists.
And we can stay in tents!
During the special occasion of the Pushkar Fair, accommodation is arranged in special tents in a tourist village, which is self-sufficient and specially designed to complement the natural beauty of the site. The village has a coffee shop and dining hall that can cater to 1,500 guests at a time. The village is arranged on blocks of tents, each with its own identity, named after the famous dances of Rajasthan. The village also has huts with attached western style toilets and running water.
Dude, so many camels. It's going to be awesome...and smelly...and AWESOME
1 comment:
No doubt about it, you will have the most amazing time. Enjoy Thailand, too - I ADORED Bangkok! Happy and safe travels ~ so proud of ya!
XO. -Cheryl
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