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The famous Pushkar Fair is a great tourist attraction.
People from around the globe come to the ancient religious
town of Pushkar which is transformed into a spectacular
fair ground in the month of Kartik. People bathe, worship
and delight in the dazzling wares of roadside stalls.
Camels are bought, sold, beautified, raced and parade.
Most unusual are the small groups of men and women seen
busy tattooing their hands and other parts of the body.
The fair is predominantly a rural gathering. Villagers
come from different parts of the state and bring their
cattle with them. On spectacular sanddunes camel, horse
and bullock races are great crowd pullers. All roads lead
to the lake, which is flooded with pilgrims. The movement
of the crowd is like a tide of colour with currents of
crimson, yellow and turquoise.
Evenings at the Pushkar Fair have their own charm. The
silent night is pierced by calls of camels. Ballads are
sung by actors in passionate tones. Folk
dramas, skits and folk dance are organised for the entertainment
of the
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The Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation (RTDC)
puts up a tourist village during the fair. The tourist
village is self sufficient and specially designed
to complement the natural beauty of the site. It
has a Coffee Shop and Dining Hall which can cater
to 1 500 guests at a time.
The village is arranged in blocks of tents, each
with its own identity, being named after the famous
dances of Rajasthan. The village also has huts with
attached western style toilets and running water.
One can also stay in Sarovar Hotel, Pushkar and
Khadim Tourist Bunglow at Ajmer. |

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