Fairs and Festivals of Pushkar

About Fairs and Festivals of Pushkar

Pushkar Fair or Pushkar Mela is considered to be one of the most important fairs and festivals of Pushkar. This fair along with its special Camel Fair portrays the rural lifestyle of the state of Rajasthan in India. Being one of the largest fairs in the world, this fair promotes cattle trading, local handicrafts as well as rich art and cultural heritage of the country and Rajasthan in particular. The festival’s hugeness along with its vibrancy attracts lakhs of tourists from all over the world. Numerous people from national as well as international destinations come to visit this popular fair and festival of Pushkar just to gain a lifetime experience.

Location of the Fairs and Festivals of Pushkar

This vibrant fair and festival takes place on the nearby ground of the Pushkar Lake located in the Pushkar town in Rajasthan in the north western part of the country of India.

Time of Fairs and Festivals in Pushkar

The time in between the period of Kartik Ekadashi, famously known as Kartik Shukla Ekadashi or Kartik Prabodhini Ekadashi and Kartik Purnima, which is a full moon day is the time of festive season in Pushkar. It is said, as per popular belief, that during the full moon day Brahma, one of the main Hindu Gods sprung up in the lake of Pushkar. These days, though varies from year to year but usually falls during the months of October or November, depending upon the Hindu calendar of a particular year. Starting from the day of Kartik Ekadashi, this fair cum festival continues for 5 days till the full moon day of Kartik Purnima. Since, the preparation for the festive season starts much before the actual day of Kartik Ekadashi, the festival starts a little before. The below mentioned table provides information about the dates of this festival from 2018 to 2019:

Year	Start Date	End Date
2017	28th October	5th November
2018	15th November	23rd November
2019	4th November	12th November
2020	22nd November	30th November

Ways to reach Pushkar

The town of Pushkar, is located at a distance of around 14 kms towards the north west of the district of Ajmer can be reached by roadways, railways and even airways. Let us check the different kinds of transport services, which can be availed to travel to Pushkar fairs and festivals:
>Competitions: This fair of Pushkar is featured with camel competition, where camels are washed and beautifully decorated to be a part of beauty contest among camels as well as camel parade. Another popular competition is the maximum number of people carried by a camel. There are varied other competitions like bridal competition, matka phod and competition of longest moustache.

Shopping: Being one of the significant fairs and festivals of Pushkar, this fair houses a number of stalls offering local handcrafted items, cattle jewellery, printed textiles, patchwork garments, bead necklaces, silver ornaments and many more. Apart from these, the fair even includes shops for doing body tattoos as well as shops serving delicious traditional and local cuisine.

Cultural activities: Pushkar fair and festival even reflects the rich culture and tradition of the state. Folklores and folk dances are the main attraction of these cultural programs held there. Varied other exhibitions, cultural shows and movies contribute to the fun and frolic of this fair and festival of Pushkar.

Last Updated on November 1, 2018