The
Pushkar Fair, also known as the Pushkar Camel Fair, or Pushkar Mela. The
Pushkar Fair, also called the Pushkar Camel Fair or locally as Kartik Mela or
Pushkar ka Mela is an annual multi-day livestock fair and cultural fête held in
the town of Pushkar (Rajasthan, India). The fair starts with the Hindu calendar
month of Kartik and ends on the Kartik Purnima, which typically overlaps with
late October and early November in the Gregorian calendar. In 1998, over 1
million visitors came to Pushkar throughout the year. The Pushkar fair alone
attracts over 200,000 visitors
The
original intention behind the Pushkar Camel Fair was to attract local camel and
cattle traders to do business during the holy Kartik Purnima festival, held in
Pushkar around the full moon in the Hindu lunar month of Kartika. The fair has
now also become a major tourist attraction. Pushkar fair has also become a
significant tourist attraction for domestic and international travelers, given
the cooler season, the abundance of colorful cultural themes. Cultural events and competitions include dances, tug of war between women teams as well as men
teams, the “Matka Phod”, “longest moustache” competition, “bridal competition”,
camel races and others
Thousands
of people go to the banks of the Pushkar Lake where the fair takes place. Men
trade their livestock, which includes camels, horses, cows, sheep and goats.[8]
Rural families shop at the handicraft stalls full of bracelets, clothes,
textiles and fabrics. A camel race starts off the festival, with music, songs
and exhibitions to follow. Between these events, the most waited for is the
test of how the camel is able to bring the items. In order to demonstrate, the
men go up on the group of camels one after another
Usually
it held in November, but exact date depending on the cycle of the moon. In
2018, the official dates for the Pushkar Fair are November 15-23. And this year dates will be 4 Nov To 12 Nov.
According
to mythology, all the gods and goddesses
of Hinduism assembled at Pushkar Lake, on the day of Purnima to consecrate the
lake.This is the reason behind an enormous amount of pilgrims coming together
at the Pushkar Lake for a holy bath to wash away their sins and pay their
respects at the Brahma Mandir, the only one of its kind in India. The waters of
this lake are also believed to possess healing properties. Pushkar has also
been mentioned in the Mahabharata, a 2000 yrs old epic as one of the most
ancient sacred sites in India. Besides this, it has also been referred to in
the Hindu scriptures as one of the five holy cities.
Although
the Pushkar Mela is primarily held to showcase the camels and livestock, and is
the world’s largest cattle fair, there are other events and features which are
the main highlights of this fair. These events enhance the entire experience of
the fair while gifting the visitor with some lovely memories.
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