The Charms of Pushkar Fair!

Pushkar Fair is organized in October or November each year around the holy lake. It is believed that Lord Brahma chose Pushkar Lake to perform his yagna. In addition, sage Vishwamitra meditated here for years also. It is believed that just a dip in the holy Pushkar Lake can relieve one of all sins, and opens doors to Paradise. The city of Pushkar is also believed to be the source of the famous Gayatri mantra and is thus regarded as one of the five Gayatri Dham worldwide.

Pushkar itself is an epitome of a city, but its lively fair attracts more tourists to the site. Pushkar Fair offers you much more than a bird eye's view of rajasthani culture and traditions. It is a kaleidoscope, where you can view thousands of panoramic aspects of Rajasthan from a vantage point. The riot of colors in dresses of men and women and crafts on sale adds to the liveliness of the fair. The women of Rajasthan look exotic in flared ghaghras, odhnis that sparkle with mirrors reflecting the sun's rays are often used as a veil, and tinkling jewelry that marks social status of their families.

The major attractions at the fair is its strange competitions, including mustache and beard show Bridal shows matka phod games and camel races. Pushkar Fair is the world's largest camel and cattle fair also. It is believed that more than 50,000 camels exchanging hands on the Pushkar Fair every year. Rajasthani people from distant villages flock to Pushkar Fair trade in some of the most popular souvenirs among foreign tourists, such as block prints and tie and dye prints in cotton from Ajmer and Jodhpur, Jaipur jewelry, brassware from Jodhpur and bead necklaces of Nagaur.

Matka phod competitions are exciting as the men try to break an earthen oven pot hanging high above them using various tactics, while others try to stop them from doing so. Bridal shows include turban shows how men tie turbans in strange styles and grab our attention with small details like strategically placed knots and colors of fabric they use. Mustache, beard and turban are three symbols of pride and honor rajasthani men, and they go beyond the generic efforts to keep them in good shape. Cultural shows are also organized to breathe life into the event. Various dance and musical performances, storytelling, dramatizations of the heroic legends of earth, ripe renderings of puppetry and acrobatics art pieces at Pushkar Fair has been an international reputation for the event.

Pushkar Lake is quiet and beautiful, and is said to be present from the time when the world was created. It is considered a very sanctified water, which was created by the impact of the Lotus Flower, who fell out of the hands of Brahma.