A travel to Pushkar during the Pushkar Fair should be on the itinerary of a tourist visiting India. The major tourist attraction in Pushkar is definitely the annual Pushkar Fair , which attracts tourists annually to this small sleep, lakeside town. Pushkar is a sacred town for the Hindu and is situated about 11kms northwest of Ajmer. Pushkar finds mention in the Epics and Kalidasa'a Sakuntalam.

Pushkar becomes a bustling and colorful fairground in the month of Kartik (October-November) when the annual Pushkar Fair is held. Hindu pilgrims come for the holy dip in Pushkar Lake, which is considered most on Kartik Poornima.The highlight of the fair is the Camel Fair, the trading of camels. Camels are bought, sold, decked up and paraded on the sand dunes, presenting a picturesque sight. The camel, horse and donkey races are events that are hugely popular with the tourists. The Pushkar Fair has become a major cultural event in the state of Rajasthan bringing together a large number of villagers from different parts of the state of Rajasthan who display their traditional ware and also make the evenings colorful and festive with music and dance.

It is easy to reach Pushkar, the venue of the world famous Pushkar Festival which brings tourists around the globe to this small town in the state of Rajasthan. Pushkar is also a pilgrim city for the Hindus who come here for an annual holy dip in the Pushkar Lake. Pushkar is accessible by road, rail and air.Ajmer serves as the base for most of the long-distance journeys to and from Pushkar. Shopping in Pushkar can be truly exciting especially during the annual Urs Festival or Pushkar Fair. At these festivals, folk artisans and craftsmen display an array of traditional items, which include silver and beaded jewellery, embroidered fabrics, brass utensils, miniature paintings and Rajasthani puppets.

Hotels in Pushkar offer a luxurious stay in the serene atmosphere of this pilgrim city where devout Hindus come to take a holy dip in the Pushkar Lake on the full moon of Karthik (November) or visit the Dargah of Khwaja Saheb, the great Sufi saint during the time of Urs in Ajmer.

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