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A Cattle Fair is also held simultaneously here and it begins
10/15 days prior to “Kartik Purnima” which is
the concluding day of the Fair. Thousands of camels, horses,
buffaloes cows, goats and other animals are brought from
far off places and sold to prospective buyers who too came
from far off places of the hope of striking a good bargain.
There are 52 ghats for bathing around the lake along
with many temples. There are excellent facilities for
accommodation for tourists in Tented Camp. The devout
come to Pushkar during the Fair and offer sweetmeats to
the God Brahma, The Creator. It is an excellent place
to visit during the Fair time, as there are a whole lot
of villagers who stay in Camps also and dispose off their
animals to the highest bidders. The Camp for the villagers
is especially interesting because you get to see the villagers
living in Camps, cooking and tending to their animals
and see the children playing their innovated games. And
if one wants to see the pilgrims bathing, then one has
to get up at dawn before sunrise to see a sea of humanity
immersed in the lake. All this is wonderful and worth
a night’s stay.
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