Indian Festival #1

Celebration of India # 1 In Rajasthan (India), tiny town of Pushkar, which for a week every autumn swells to bursting with over 400,000 people, 50,000 camels and thousands of cattle and horses, for one of the world’s largest livestock events. The air swirls with dust and the guttural groans of camels as they’re bought and sold by Rabadi herdsmen from across the vast expanse of India’s arid north-west. Most of the horse trading (ahem) wraps up a day or two before the event, so when the festival begins, Pushkar’s adopted population gets down to the serious business of having fun. Visitors can expect to experience camel races, get propositioned to join in a ‘touring’ cricket side against the ...View all