Shaun D Metcalfe
Bangles
Pushkar is inundated with tourists and Pilrims in the the month of Kartika for the full moon. Hindus believe that bathing in the lake this aprticular day will absolve them of all of their sins. Simultaneously a huge week long Camel fair (Pushkar Mela) is held attracting nomads and herders from across rajasthan, after the serious business of negotiating over and selling live stock is over usually by the middle of the week most people have a few extra rupees to spare this is when the fun happens camel racing dance performances fairground rides and shopping all of which adds up to a somewhat carnivalesque type of situation which is a joy to be part of.
Bangles
Pushkar is inundated with tourists and Pilrims in the the month of Kartika for the full moon. Hindus believe that bathing in the lake this aprticular day will absolve them of all of their sins. Simultaneously a huge week long Camel fair (Pushkar Mela) is held attracting nomads and herders from across rajasthan, after the serious business of negotiating over and selling live stock is over usually by the middle of the week most people have a few extra rupees to spare this is when the fun happens camel racing dance performances fairground rides and shopping all of which adds up to a somewhat carnivalesque type of situation which is a joy to be part of.